Heat on government amid multiple Commonwealth Games probes
With Senate committee hearings underway and an audit office investigation, a Victorian select committee is calling for submissions on the dumping of the Commonwealth Games.
28 August, 2023With Senate committee hearings underway and an audit office investigation, a Victorian select committee is calling for submissions on the dumping of the Commonwealth Games.
28 August, 2023A new public database brings together documents from every royal commission and public inquiry held in Australia since the mid-19th century.
27 August, 2023The NSW government has come together with the research sector in a bid to create better public spaces designed to meet future challenges.
21 August, 2023Victoria’s decision to cancel the Commonwealth Games has been settled with Games bodies at a cost of $380 million.
20 August, 2023Victoria’s regional councils say they are shocked and disappointed in the state government’s decision to cancel the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
18 July, 2023An audit has found poor oversight of NSW’s most precious buildings, objects and precincts by the state government agency charged with their management and conservation.
30 June, 2023The ICAC has found former NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian engaged in serious corrupt conduct in relation to a $5.5 million grant awarded in the electorate of her then boyfriend, MP Daryl Maguire.
29 June, 2023The infrastructure minister says it’s up to councils to protect buffer zones around the Western Sydney Airport.
28 June, 2023A NSW waste depot is implementing a closed-loop water system which will see decontaminated landfill leachate used in glass recycling.
20 June, 2023Local councils have hailed the announcement of a $100 million federal government energy upgrade fund as a major win.
16 June, 2023Sally Capp and Rob Stokes are among the members appointed to the federal government’s new Urban Policy Forum.
29 May, 2023This year’s federal budget is a mixed bag for local government.
10 May, 2023Queensland needs a comprehensive ecotourism policy if it wants to reap the economic benefits of its natural attractions, a report says.
9 May, 2023Two Perth councils have been presented with awards for innovative water-saving initiatives.
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