Tag: local government

In a move condemned as unfair and undemocratic, Ipswich City Council will be dismissed and an administrator appointed under fast-tracked Queensland Government legislation.

Councils in NSW feel they have to spend more time reporting on the work they do than on the work itself, but there is a solution, writes Annalisa Haskell.

As the NSW Government moves to address a data skills shortfall in the state’s public service, local government professionals say they also need investment in professional development.

One of Australia’s foremost public transport experts has called for greater local government involvement in Australia’s public transport system.

As councils across Australia seek to make their communities more accessible for residents living with disability, advocates point to the importance of stakeholder engagement.

CASE STUDY: Sunshine Coast’s strategy to capitalise on the neighbouring sporting event has brought economic, social and cultural benefits.

Australia’s environment ministers are under pressure to agree on a national response to the worsening recycling crisis as a Queensland council stops recycling.

Faced with a dwindling water supply, Queensland’s agricultural powerhouse, the Lockyer Valley, is bouncing back through a unique council-led partnership.

A group of councils in metropolitan Melbourne has collaborated to develop a framework that tracks their progress on climate change, writes Dr Susie Moloney.

In the shadow of Christmas. Australia had a reshuffle of its Federal Government ministries. The big news was with the senior positions, such as the replacement of George Brandis as…