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Councils vote down affordable housing motion
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NSW Treasurer says councils using ratepayers as ‘cash cows’
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Public wants more health leadership from govt
Governments shouldn’t worry about ‘nanny state’ accusations when it comes to population health.
Queensland town crippled by its own success
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Victorian council sacked after damning report
South Gippsland Council will be sacked on the recommendations of a Commission of Inquiry.
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Loss of local media is bad news
A marked decline in local news means councils are losing an opportunity to engage with their communities.
Migrants trapped in ‘slave-like’ conditions at Aussie farms
A special investigation into worker exploitation in Australia's fruit-picking sector.
Report rings alarm bells on local government workforce
A national survey of the local government workforce has put a spotlight on a rapidly ageing workforce grappling with a “critical” skills shortage.
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Urban forests: Melbourne’s plan to green the city
Melbourne is planning to unleash a sea of green across Australia's second-largest city.
Tamworth in energy-cutting smart city trial
Tamworth Council will head up Australia’s first fully integrated IoT smart city trial.
Council’s bid to save colourful history of Kings Cross
Authorities have introduced tough new measures to protect the heritage of Sydney’s Kings Cross.
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Sustainable solutions for sports grounds
Councils are exploring new, smarter ways of managing their parks and sports grounds.
50 years of surface solutions
Synthetic sports surface specialist Polytan will showcase its most cutting edge technology at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Talking turf with an industry leader
Paul Kamphuis, General Manager of Polytan Asia Pacific, outlines some innovations in synthetic turf, and why councils should be taking notice.
Standards for data sharing in sight
Data sharing across agencies is a growing trend in Australian government, but even anonymised data can often be re-identified. A new Australian initiative aims to solve the problem.
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