Local government identities around Australia have been honoured in this year’s Australia Day awards. Long serving Local Government Association of Queensland CEO Greg Hallam became a Member of the Order…
Category: Land management
PC Report on Government Services – Emergency Management
The Productivity Commission’s Report on Government Services (RoGS) has a section on Emergency Management. These are categorised as Fire and State and Territory Emergency Services (STES). Ambulance services are covered…
$60 million reef funding ‘will make little difference’
It didn’t take long. On Monday the Federal Government made a big deal out of investing $60 million over 18 months to “set in motion” a major research and development…
Cabinet reshuffle means new Local Government Minister
In the shadow of Christmas. Australia had a reshuffle of its Federal Government ministries. The big news was with the senior positions, such as the replacement of George Brandis as…
Audit Office slams Government’s clean coal and carbon capture efforts
The Federal Government’s current energy policy says it is ‘technology agnostic’, and that carbon fuels will have a continued role as energy sources well into the future. It talks often…
Extreme weather conference to target government users
The impact of climate change on infrastructure and government will be one of the key themes of Australia’s first Xtreme Weather Conference, to be held at the Sofitel Brisbane on…
Vic Auditor-General slams agencies’ ICT recovery capabilities
The Victorian Auditor-General’s Office (VAGO) has released a scathing report into the disaster recover processes of the information and communications technology (ICT) systems of five of the state’s key agencies….
More disasters looming – governments ‘play a major role’
The total costs of natural disasters in Australia are forecast to more than double in real terms to $39 billion per year by 2050, according to the latest annual report…
SA goes it alone on Murray-Darling Royal Commission
South Australia will launch its own Royal Commission into the allocation of water under the Murray-Darling Basin Agreement. The moves follows a number of damning reports on allegations of water…
Five years on, Murray Darling plan ‘eroded’
It is five years ago today (22 November) since the announcement of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. But not everybody is happy. The Basin Plan is the latest attempt to reconcile…