Experts call for action on council governance

State governments are being urged to tackle legislative inconsistencies and improved governance frameworks in the wake of Queensland’s Ipswich Council being stood down.

Councillor behaviour becomes SA election issue

Local government, and more particularly the conduct of individual councillors and council staff, has become a major issue in the South Australian election, which is now less than two months away. South Australians go to the polls on 17 March. It will be one of the more interesting elections in Australia in recent years, with […]

Councillors behaving badly put on notice

The NSW Government has released a draft of an updated Model Code of Conduct for councillors and council staff in the state. It has been released for consultation, with submissions closing on 4 December. In a press release titled ‘Crackdown on badly behaved councillors’, Local Government Minister Gabrielle Upton said most councillors do the right […]

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