Economist’s Budget plea: ‘don’t forget the states’
A leading economist has called for the intergovernmental agreement on financial arrangements to be revived.
30 March, 2019
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Councils’ management platform set to go global
An award-winning council management platform developed by a small Tasmanian local government has found favour overseas.
29 November, 2018
‘Tetris’ solution to save Finance $300m doesn’t stack up, audit says
Government claims that $300 million in savings can be achieved by a ‘Tetris-type’ plan to pack public servants into unused office space don’t hold water, an audit has found.
18 October, 2018
Putting a price on social value of government spending
Researchers have developed an innovative new method that will enable governments to measure the social benefits of their investments.
11 September, 2018
Council grants shake-up for Sunshine State
Queensland is set to reform its process for allocating grants to councils with the State Government providing $4.5 million to tackle the long-running issue in its budget this week.
15 June, 2018
Are we getting risk wrong in public-private partnerships?
As Australian governments and private enterprise partners on a multi-billion dollar infrastructure pipeline, it’s incumbent we reduce the likelihood of cost overruns, writes Paul Sullivan.
7 June, 2018
How governments can safely barter services with other agencies
There are three steps that governments should take to protect themselves when seeking to share assets.
10 April, 2018
Cities globally ‘need to talk’ about their issues
Metropolitan Australia isn’t alone in facing challenges like population growth and climate change and could learn from other cities, an international expert tells Government News.
22 March, 2018
Seeking crowd-sourced funding? Talk to ASIC
ASIC has released guidance to support the new crowd-sourced funding (CSF) regime.
21 September, 2017
The impact of the South Australian bank levy
The federal govt should encourage the states to implement their own bank levies.
5 July, 2017
A Queensland budget with heart: Palaszczuk prepares for re-election
Cash for health, housing, kids and courts.
13 June, 2017
NSW Government to launch independent RSL inquiry
Amidst allegations of financial rorting.
16 May, 2017
Facing local government’s digital dilemma
Tough spending choices for UK local councils.
16 May, 2017
ScoMo’s Budget boost for local councils
Financial assistance grants unfrozen.
12 May, 2017
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