Councils face major skills shortages, national review finds

Local government professionals are “not well positioned” in new and emerging soft skills, according to a forthcoming national review.

17 December, 2018

Councils urge ministers after “lost opportunity” waste talks

Australia’s local government peak has slammed the meeting of environment ministers as a “lost opportunity.”

10 December, 2018

Governments should buy recycled material: inquiry

Commonwealth departments and state and local governments would adopt more explicit ‘green procurement’ policies under measures recommended by a Senate committee.

2 July, 2018

New body to coordinate natural disaster recovery

New national resilience taskforce welcomed but councils seek federal mitigation program to fund local recovery.

17 April, 2018

Small councils to go hungry

Warnings about the financial struggles facing small rural councils should trouble us all.

18 September, 2017

The waste problem is a problem for all

The waste fiasco exposed in the Four Corners report will have wide-ranging implications for local governments.

14 August, 2017

Local Government promoted into Turnbull’s Cabinet

Back at the big table.

19 July, 2016

Tweet your worth, councils told

#yourratesatwork.

19 July, 2016

Local government’s shopping list for the 2016 election

What councils really want from the new PM.

14 June, 2016

Councils welcome Federal relief: Budget2016

In from the cold.

4 May, 2016

Funding is the big challenge for local roads

Infrastructure backlog blow-out.

18 January, 2016

Road funding $1 billion short, says local government body

Submission to Infrastructure Plan focuses on transport.

7 September, 2015

Digital Identity or Online Rail Guages? The $254 million question

NSW keen to export the knowledge sharing economy to Canberra.

18 May, 2015

Big three telcos make their call on mobile black spots

Subsidised base station bonanza.

20 April, 2015