Hostilities have erupted between the Western Australian government and the local government sector over State Budget cuts to funding for controversial metropolitan council mergers.
30 May, 2014
Following the release of the Colin Barnett government’s 2014-15 Budget, the local government sector has reacted with fury at a lack of adequate funding for the state’s metropolitan local government reform process.
13 May, 2014
By Paul Hemsley The Victorian government has granted energy companies in the state more time to come up with bids for an $85 million tender to pipe natural gas to Murray River communities and other selected towns that were promised mains supplies during the last election campaign. The extension to providers heads-off what was threatening […]
17 December, 2013
By Julian Bajkowski Centrelink staff working in the remotest parts of Australia could be placed at risk after the agency ordered the removal of survival tools like car recovery kits carried in vehicles working in the outback according to the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU). The union is taking the Department of Human Services […]
10 December, 2013
By Julian Bajkowski Queensland premier Campbell Newman has confirmed that a ban on IBM securing new public sector business in the state is still standing after the government commenced legal action for damages late last week in the Supreme Court of Queensland. A spokesman for the Premier told Government News that there has been “no […]
9 December, 2013
By Paul Hemsley The Western Australian government’s ambitious and controversial plan to “create fewer, bigger, stronger councils” by amalgamating Perth’s metropolitan councils is quickly taking shape after 19 local governments submitted their own merger ideas to the Independent Local Government Advisory Board (LGAB). The council submissions are the latest step in Premier Colin Barnett’s wider […]
15 October, 2013
By Paul Hemsley The Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA) has hit out at Brookfield Rail’s planned closure of two grain freight lines in the state’s Wheatbelt, claiming that the shutdown will force thousands of heavy trucks onto local roads which can’t deal with the big-wheeled burden unless councils are allocated new funding for upgrades. […]
9 October, 2013
By Paul Hemsley Western Australian premier Colin Barnett is continuing the state's strong campaign to harness renewable energy sources, spinning up the Mumbida Wind Farm near Geraldton as the latest government move to tap greener, sustainable resources to fuel the state’s demand for power. The project is a joint venture between state-owned electricity producer Verve […]
1 October, 2013
By Paul Hemsley Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett is busting to make the new Perth Stadium a giant new technology hub for sports fans to make gaming events even more immersive – even when they are forced to leave their seats to answer the call of nature. After more than a century of sports fans […]
27 August, 2013
By Paul Hemsley Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett has been forced into an embarrassing backflip over retrospective cuts to the state’s solar feed-in tariff after a severe electoral backlash took the state government by surprise. The Barnett government had planned to slash the solar feed-in tariff by 20 cents by July 2014 as part of […]
15 August, 2013
By Julian Bajkowski Transport infrastructure and emergency services may have emerged as the primary winners in the Western Australian Budget, however Liberal Premier Colin Barnett will axe at least 1000 jobs from the public sector to try keep the state’s finances on an even keel. Mr Barnet on Thursday forecast a $386 million for this […]
9 August, 2013
By Julian Bajkowski Federal Innovation and Industry Minister Kim Carr is playing a straight bat to mounting speculation that Canberra could give struggling local carmakers a $3000 per vehicle rebate for each Australian-made car sold to federal, state and local government agencies. The proposed option is believed to be part of ongoing negotiations between the […]
1 August, 2013
By Paul Hemsley The Western Australian government has unleashed an ambitious plan to help councils stop dogs from barking. At least barking so much that they make a nuisance of themselves in populated areas. A newly proposed provision by Minister for Local Government Tony Simpson under the Dog Amendment Bill 2013 will provide councils with […]
28 June, 2013
By Paul Hemsley The Western Australian Department of Education has expanded the role of its IT services provider ASG Group (ASZ) beyond its regular duties of finance, human resources and payroll services to the Department through a new contract worth $14.8 million to help it “modernise” its existing investment in Oracle technology. The publicly listed […]
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