Category: Workforce

By Angela Dorizas The Mayor of Leichhardt Municipal Council has called on the Federal Government to recognise voluntary reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Speaking at the ICLEI Oceania state forum,…

By Staff Writer Australia’s leading commentator on demographic-based business trends, Bernard Salt will explore Australia’s demographic future and its affect on local government at the 2009 LGMA National Congress &…

By Rob O’Brien   Spot audits and monthly reporting will form part of the State Government’s response to the Ombudsman’s recent report on the conduct of Brimbank City Council. Accepting…

Univesity of Southampton professor of politics and governance, Gerry Stoker. By Rob O’Brien   Local governments will have to modify their management style in the face of the financial crisis…

By Staff Writer Local government should play a greater role in pursuing national gender equality, according to the federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Elizabeth Broderick. Speaking at the Australian Local Government’s…

By Staff Writer   Cr Bill McArthur from Golden Plains Shire has been elected as President of the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) for the next two years after a…

By Rob O’Brien   Stories including a surprise Packer-Murdoch bid for the Federal Government’s National Broadband Network and an announcement of public-voted peerages in the UK have topped this year’s…

By Staff Writer The City of Sydney and City of Melbourne have both received the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) President’s Award for leadership in planning. Presented at the 2009…

By Angela Dorizas Queensland has become the first Australian state to elect a female Premier. As Anna Bligh swept to victory on Saturday she congratulated Queensland voters for helping her…

By Staff Writer   Aboriginal leaders have gathered in Adelaide to discuss the possible make-up of a leadership organisation for Indigenous people. One hundred Indigenous people from around the country are meeting…