Archived News for Professionals in Local Government - February, 2020
Investigations have found that children's access to disability funding appears to depend on where they live.
Queensland polls loom
Queensland will go to the polls for local council elections on March 28, the first for many since revelations of widespread council corruption.
NSW lifts overland embargo
The NSW Government has given the green light to irrigators to harvest rainfall, angering downstream residents.
QLD unblocks dam lowering
The Queensland Government has rushed amendments to allow work to reduce the height of the Paradise Dam.
Twenty towns swamped
Towns running out of water have welcomed a deluge of rain in NSW – but many are still missing out.
WA carting expanded
The WA Government will soon be trucking drinking water into more than a dozen dry towns.
States fight over extraction
An interstate stoush is emerging between the New South Wales and Queensland Governments over irrigators extracting water from potential river flows.
WA Indigenous group gets land and funds
A native title group in Western Australia has been awarded both native title recognition and a $450 million economic package in an Australian first.
Second 'sports rort' emerges
The Federal Government is being accused of a second ‘sports rort’, this time with a $150 million fund ...
Casey councillor paid amid probe
City of Casey councillors say they have had no choice but to grant extended leave to a colleague at the centre of a corruption inquiry.
Committee ignores Taylor's claims
A powerful parliamentary committee will not look at Energy Minister Angus Taylor’s use of fake documents to criticise Sydney's mayor.
Tourism hit by quarantine decision
The head of Christmas Island's local government says the coronavirus quarantine is smashing its tourism industry.
Councils rally for funding fight
Remote WA councils are gearing up for a legal fight with the Federal Government over drought funding.
Fitzroy River plans slow
Indigenous groups do not want the West Australian Government to open up the Fitzroy River to large-scale irrigation.
New rort emerges
The Coalition has again been accused of spreading government funds to friendly electorates.
Nuclear dump site decided
The Federal Government has announced a South Australian farm will be the location of its planned nuclear waste dump.