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Dramatic drop in Indigenous people’s workforce participation in local government is a result of changes to a key Commonwealth program, expert says.

Conventional approaches won’t solve our infrastructure and transport woes, warns former senior administrator Peter Seamer.

NSW Government refuses to release key reports into local government, claiming the documents are exempt under the state’s information law.

An end-to-end service view is among the approaches local government teams are adopting to ensure financial sustainability, write Ben Smith and Ash McIntosh.

Facebook and Instagram can help councillors ‘build a tribe,’ says an advisor to councils who outlines steps for success.  

Governments are leveraging data insights from social media to quantify the urban life of suburbs, improve planning and boost tourism. 

Governments are turning to 3D modelling to plan urban spaces as federal planners raise concerns about pressures on Australia’s infrastructure.

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

A new tool has been developed to help councils comply with recent changes to Australia’s heavy vehicle safety rules.

Local governments refute developer peak body’s claim that they’re behind development targets.