Category: Workforce

By Rob O’Brien Queensland needs to re-establish an Electoral and Administrative Review Commission (EARC), including a parliamentary committee of oversight.   The disbanding in 1993 of one of the most…

By Angela Dorizas Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has announced a shake-up of the state’s public service, with the launch of a new job for job scheme to replace corporate employees…

By Staff Writer   The Board of the Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government (ACELG) has held its first meeting and will begin consultations with local government next week.  …

Ken Livingstone was elected Mayor of London in 2000 and was responsible for a number of sustainable urban planning initiatives, including the controversial congestion charge. He was also a key…

By Staff Writer More work is needed to support women in leadership roles in regional communities, according to a report released by the Federal Government yesterday.  The report found that…

By Rob O’Brien   Brimbank City Council has been suspended with administrators appointed to take over until November 2012, the Minister for Local Government, Richard Wynne has announced. Wynne said…

Australia was the lowest ranked of the major industrialised countries in terms of its ability to prosper in a low carbon world. Image: iStock. By Angela Dorizas Australia is the…

By Angela Dorizas Australia’s new representative body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders should be a private company funded by the Federal Government, said Social Justice Commissioner Tom Calma. An…

By Rachel Borchardt   Amalgamated councils struggling with climbing staff costs will have their chance at Queensland’s major local government conference this week to discuss bringing forward redundancies to cope…

In an Australian first, planning and design experts have worked with local government and health professionals to deliver a national guide for building sustainable communities. The national Healthy Spaces and Places initiative…