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Federal Government commitment to people with disability
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Cyber security audit of WA local government raises concerns
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New trial with electric cars as batteries on wheels
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SA app to monitor COVID patients at home
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Councils are concerned about what they see as the Victorian Government’s consistent and deliberate moves to take planning decisions away from local government.
Vaccine management software is readily available for organisations and should be recommended – consulting and communicating with businesses will be the first steps.
Cyber security is no longer purely a matter for technology teams; it is now a major component of organisational risk management.
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The greening of government fleets
Government fleets are going green. We take a look at some of the latest initiatives.
Transporting urban mobility into the future
There’s a lot of hype around Mobility as a Service, but what is it and what does government neeed to do to get there?
Council mining alliance banks on strength in numbers
Mining cities say the nation’s riding on the back of a haul truck but they're not sharing the benefits.
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Leading pipeline infrastructure company, Interflow, is celebrating its 85th year of uplifting communities through the provision of world-class water and wastewater services.
Smart poles paving way for councils to deliver better services to community
The rise in smart cities has increased visual clutter in the streetscape and the need to harmonise smart city deployments, and one company believes it has a solution.
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How to attract women to STEM education and help them flourish in the field
As a society, our potential to excel in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM), is stifled by the underrepresentation of girls and women in STEM education and careers.
How to select the right government security partner
In the pandemic, the role of security in government is even more important to ensure the safety of the nation’s leaders across local, state and federal levels.
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Space rockets and unicorns – Council’s innovation success story
A Queensland council will showcase its 'innovation ecosystem’ at an international forum.
Council to produce tiles from dumped mattresses
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Council planning goes from ICAC to accolades
The secret to successful planning is to focus on steering growth rather than responding to it, according to an award-winning council.
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