Local government in South Australia has increased its lobbying activity in the State Election campaign to make its concerns widely known to all candidates. Local Government Association president Felicity-ann Lewis…
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WA public servants rally against privatisation
By Angela Dorizas Public servants in Western Australia have rallied against the privatisation of government services. Around 1,000 public sector employees gathered outside Parliament House today in protest against the…
Report card slams ‘short-term’ focus of Vic infrastructure
By Rob O'Brien An infrastructure report card for the state of Victoria has shown a worrying drift in vital areas due to bad planning and a short-term focus from governments….
Campaign for Infrastructure SA
By Rob O'Brien Local government is continuing to lobby candidates ahead of the state election next month with infrastructure at the centre of its demands for more collaboration between the…
PS must plan for population growth
By Angela Dorizas Governments must strategically plan public service delivery for the next 40 years to cope with a population of 36 million, a public sector union has said. In…
Good report card on complaints handling
By Angela Dorizas The Queensland Ombudsman has released his review of complaints handling within state agencies. The report by Ombudsman David Bevan found that agencies had significantly improved their complaints management systems…
Bushfire condolence book moved to State Library
By Rob O’Brien Books of condolence commemorating last summer’s Victorian bushfires will be permanently kept at the State Library of Victoria, the Premier has announced three days before the anniversary…
Black Saturday hearings suspended
By Angela Dorizas Victoria's Royal Commission into the February 7 bushfires has resumed just days away from the first anniversary of the disaster. The Black Saturday fires killed 173 people and destroyed more than 2000…
Northern Territory edges SA in planning report card
By Rob O’Brien The Northern Territory has topped the class with its development assessment processes with NSW struggling to implement reform, according to new research from the Residential Development Council…
Planning report card casts doubt on Big Australia
By Rob O’Brien Kevin Rudd’s vision for a Big Australia will be hampered without improvements to development assessment processes, according to new research from the Residential Development Council (RDC) and…