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Councillors not completing personal interest returns adequately
A review of Victorian councillors has found half aren't completing personal interest returns in accordance with legislated requirements.
Code modified to allow virtual meetings
Changes to meeting rules for NSW councils will open them up up to an online platform for councillors who aren't able to attend in person.
First female AFAC president appointed
NSW SES Commissioner Carlene York has been appointed as the first female president of Australia and New Zealand's national fire and emergency council.
Review finds weakness in cloud governance
SA's Auditor General says governance needs to be strengthened as state agencies move services onto the cloud.
ICAC hears phone calls between former Premier and ex-partner
The ICAC has been played an extraordinary series of private phone calls between the former NSW Premier and her ex-lover Daryl Maguire.
Report raises questions about contracting senior public service roles
A contractor employed by the NSW DPE was paid about $80,000 more than the usual salary.
Council aims to turn sewage into cash
A council-owned water service provider hopes to turn a product made from sewage in a sustainable revenue stream.
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Coutts-Trotter to head Premier’s department
NSW first state to roll out integrated vaccination certificate
‘Unprecedented wave’ of public infrastructure spending ahead
600k myGov accounts now connected to digital ID
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NSW, Vic begin vaccine check-in trials
Code of conduct ‘being used for vexatious complaints’
WA councils form biggest local govt renewable energy purchase group
Berejiklian conflict of interest hearing kicks off
ICAC hears phone calls between former Premier and ex-partner
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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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Celebrating 85 years of innovation with Interflow
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
Shoalhaven City Council is building a green ceramics 'micro-factory' that will turn discarded mattresses and glass waste into tiles.
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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