Victoria’s auditor has questioned the financial sustainability of local governments’ mutual insurance but MAV says the scheme protects councils ‘through thick and thin.’
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Governments must use procurement ‘muscle’ responsibly
Major Australian engineering and design firms are calling on Australian governments to adopt a new policy for ethical and fair dealings with private contractors.
Councils failing to act on biggest risks: report
Infrastructure, financial sustainability and health and safety are the greatest risks for local government, according to a new analysis that finds many councils are failing to adequately prepare.
Berejiklian could scrap new Fire and Emergency Services Levy
Councils and union happy, insurance companies not.
Has Airbnb been hijacked by strata property speculators?
Call for national laws to accommodate and tax sharing economy
WA’s catastrophic injury reforms get top legal support
West’s way a step forward for National Injury Insurance Scheme
Litigation risk from climate change rising
Class actions against governments acting negligently.
Councils warn new Crown Land laws a road to ruin
Minister hits funding pothole
Insurers to lecture extreme weather councils
By Julian Bajkowski Ratepayers and policy holders confused and fed-up with how insurers set premiums for and pay-out on extreme weather events will get the opportunity to roast one of…
Roads crumble in funding drought
By Paul Hemsley The condition of roads across Australia is deteriorating because state and local governments see little immediate electoral upside in spending money on vital tasks like fixing potholes…