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Council drug testing ‘sends positive message’
Councils that have introduced drug testing say it helps provide a safe and healthy workplace.
Women silenced in local govt, former councillor claims
‘Misogynistic and outdated’: a Victorian councillor explains why she resigned after a council-sponsored boxing match.
Watchdog receives record number of complaints
Victoria’s council watchdog has received its highest number of complaints for a non-election year.
Public officer claimed $500k in false overtime
A senior WA health employee falsely claimed half a million dollars by exploiting the payroll system.
Public service warned about ‘prostitution’
The soon to be released Thodey report must result in lasting reform, a former APS Commissioner says.
$2b worth of Qld infrastructure listed as national priorities
Infrastructure Australia has updated its list of national priorities.
Secret amalgamation report to remain buried
A secret report used to justify the NSW government’s program of council amalgamations will remain under wraps.
Time to devolve local government powers: report
Place-based and community governance by Australian councils is ‘patchy and tentative’ a report says.
Indigenous rangers use drones to protect sacred sites
Drones, microplastic sampling and crocodile management. It was all in a day’s work at the Indigenous Rangers Forum.