Four-year freeze on merged council rates examined.
Tag: state-government
NSW launches its own government digital identifier
MyServiceNSW isn’t waiting for myGov.
Three tiers of government clash over population growth
Planning reform for redevelopment.
Online planning tools a boon for NSW councils, residents
EPlanning for NSW
Leak lays bare Newman referendum support
By Julian Bajkowski A leaked letter from Queensland Premier Campbell Newman to Prime Minister Julia Gillard reveals that the state government is behind the proposed wording of a Constitutional amendment…
QLD Premier breaks ranks over referendum
By Julian Bajkowski Queensland Premier Campbell Newman has thrown down the gauntlet to other Australian state and territory leaders to back the ‘yes’ case in a proposed referendum on financial…
Recruitment drive for child protection
Victorian Minister for Community Services Mary Wooldridge announced on Monday a $3.8 million package to recruit and retain frontline child protection staff. Ms Wooldridge said the funding package included a…
Local Government Minister quits cabinet
Queensland Local Government Minister and Cairns MP, Desley Boyle, has resigned from her post. Ms Boyle announced on Thursday she would retire from the frontbench. She said she would not…
Public Works on frontline of recovery effort
Around 90 QBuild workers from Brisbane have been deployed to cyclone-affected communities, Public Works Minister Robert Schwarten has announced. The workers will join 160 local QBuild field staff working in…
Crean tours Queensland
Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government, Simon Crean, this week toured flood-affected towns across the state. During a visit to Maryborough on the Fraser Coast, Mr Crean…