Mooted reforms to Federation risk ignoring local government, says a leading researcher
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Local government workers: they’re not getting any younger
Ageing workforce throws up significant problems.
Brawling North Sydney Council seeks Governance Coordinator
Councillors behaving badly
ACELG guides council evaluation of service delivery
Councils will now be able to better assess how well they provide services to the community through a handy new manual from the Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government.
Indigenous public sector jobs set to take a hit
ACELG cautions on regional council jobs.
Don’t be seduced by dirty talk on debt, governments warned
Experts and engineers urge for more a mature discussion of how public borrowings for infrastructure can clear project backlogs and revitalise communities.
Local governments could be 60,000 workers short
By Paul Hemsley Councils across Australia are facing an unprecedented shortfall in replacements for retiring baby boomers with the local government sector cautioning it could soon be up to 60,000…
Councils going direct with apps
By Julian Bajkowski and Paul Hemsley Australian local governments are poised to rapidly become public sector front-runners in using innovative smartphone applications and the web to directly engage their communities…