Queensland councils revolt against ‘unaffordable’ flood insurance premiums
LGAQ says residents are facing unfair flood insurance hikes despite councils investing in flood mitigation.
4 April, 2024LGAQ says residents are facing unfair flood insurance hikes despite councils investing in flood mitigation.
4 April, 2024Councils say a new CCC probe will delay urgently needed reforms to the corruption watchdog.
18 February, 2024An increasing number of Queensland’s councils are becoming financially unsustainable, an audit shows.
30 January, 2024Party politics has no place in local government, says the outgoing LGAQ president.
13 November, 2023Queensland councils have released a locally-based action plan to address juvenile crime in their communities.
23 October, 2023The new laws will ban serial or vexatious complainants.
18 September, 2023A Queensland audit has uncovered more than 27 hectares of government land for potential housing.
22 May, 2023Councils have welcomed the announcement of a legislated Net Zero Authority, saying it will provide crucial support to local communities.
8 May, 2023A major report on Queensland’s public sector says the OIA highlights issues relating to the independence of integrity bodies.
4 July, 2022LGAQ says the rollout out of Meta’s communications platform has improved the peak body’s visibility and created a local government community.
22 May, 2022There are concerns local government electoral spending caps will give third parties undue influence.
21 April, 2022A report says Queensland’s public sector corruption watchdog overstepped its powers in relation to a local council.
9 December, 2021Norfolk Island Regional Council has been granted associate membership of Queensland’s peak local government body.
28 October, 2021A mayor has accused Queensland’s OIA of “going rogue” and empire building after the premier announced a parliamentary inquiry into the local government watchdog.
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