Federation paper ‘ignores local government’

Mooted reforms to Federation risk ignoring local government, says a leading researcher

13 July, 2015

Local government workers: they’re not getting any younger

Ageing workforce throws up significant problems.

17 February, 2015

Brawling North Sydney Council seeks Governance Coordinator

Councillors behaving badly

29 September, 2014

ACELG guides council evaluation of service delivery

Councils will now be able to better assess how well they provide services to the community through a handy new manual from the Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government.

26 June, 2014

Indigenous public sector jobs set to take a hit

ACELG cautions on regional council jobs.

2 June, 2014

Don’t be seduced by dirty talk on debt, governments warned

Experts and engineers urge for more a mature discussion of how public borrowings for infrastructure can clear project backlogs and revitalise communities.

24 February, 2014

Local governments could be 60,000 workers short

By Paul Hemsley Councils across Australia are facing an unprecedented shortfall in replacements for retiring baby boomers with the local government sector cautioning it could soon be up to 60,000 staff short unless new talent is recruited to backfill anticipated departures. Around one third of the nation’s 200,000 local government employees are now estimated to […]

5 August, 2013

Councils going direct with apps

By Julian Bajkowski and Paul Hemsley Australian local governments are poised to rapidly become public sector front-runners in using innovative smartphone applications and the web to directly engage their communities in consultative processes on issues ranging from social policy to development applications. Over the weekend, the City of Sydney revealed plans to build apps that […]

23 October, 2012