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The latest Australian geospatial event has finished, with next year’s event being announced.

Australia’s peak railway body is pushing the federal government to tap into money held by superannuation funds to kickstart infrastructure projects it says are vital to the nation.

The Campbell Newman government has entered a new deal with computer giant Microsoft to deliver cloud-based software to public sector offices.

The Abbott government has drawn an official line under the policy of FTTH for all in favour of a mixed bag of broadband delivery mechanisms.

The availability of safe, clean and accessible loos in city centres is regarded as a defining, if understated, hallmark of a civilised society. Now the City of Sydney says it wants plenty more of them.

The abolition of the Carbon Tax was sold as the cure for soaring power bills, but in Western Australia the prospect of households losing the opportunity to feed into the grid and cut their power bills is burning a few fingers.

Angry ratepayers don’t just live in houses. Shopkeepers and the high-rise industry in NSW say they want a greater representation at local government elections, even though they usually fail to cast a ballot when they are entitled to.

Port Jackson, better known as Sydney Harbour, is about to become a major public transport corridor after the NSW government called for designs for new vessels to bolster its fleet.

Benchmarking council performance can be a long and expensive task that sometimes produces questionable results, however New South Wales local government managers have now teamed up to create an innovative research tool that is as affordable and effective.

The public service union is digging in for a long and protracted high stakes battle to ensure its survival well beyond the current Prime Minister and the next election.