Archived News for Professionals in Local Government
New claims have emerged in what could be the Morrison Government’s biggest rort yet.
ACT slams religious laws
The ACT Government says proposed religious freedom laws would seriously threaten human rights protections.
Councils take state to court
Four Melbourne councils have launched a Supreme Court challenge to Victoria's North East Link project approval.
Melbourne mulls new target
Melbourne City Council is considering a target for zero emissions by 2040.
Preference alleged in embargo lift
Reports say state bureaucrats consulted big cotton farmers to justify allowing them to harvest rainfall ...
Sydney restrictions relaxing
Water restrictions are being relaxed across greater Sydney, but the Greens say the decision is irresponsible.
'Sports rorts' claims denied
Concerning new details have emerged about the Federal Government’s two sports rorts.
Waste dump laws raised
The laws behind the plan to build a nuclear waste dump in South Australia have been raised in federal parliament.
Darwin shuts down buskers
Darwin’s Lord Mayor has revoked permits for buskers and street performers in the city’s Smith Street Mall.
Feds smooth path to drought money
The Federal Government says it is cutting red tape for drought support payments.
Gap stats released
The latest Closing the Gap report shows that by most socio-economic measures, Indigenous Australians are still behind ...
NDIS access has slow postcodes
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 ...