Archived News for Professionals in Local Government
Anyone who has seen the news or been outside recently will know that Australia is experiencing a hot flush.
Appeals stall rates and roads after $2.5 mil Broken Hill bill
An appeal has been launched in an ongoing battle over rates and responsibilities for councils and companies near Broken Hill.
Local short films plug good health in NT
A record company in the Northern Territory is helping with a series of short films to spread good health messages to remote regions.
Truancy trial starts to get kids on track to school
The first trial of a Federal Government plan to increase school attendance in Indigenous communities is now under way.
Green paper shows cheap path to cut pollution
A few details from the Federal Government's Direct Action climate policy have been released in a new green paper, and have already been slammed by the Opposition and environmentalists.
Shepherds guard flock as deadly season starts
Anti-whaling activists aboard the Sea Shepherd have found their Moby Dick, uncovering and interrupting a Japanese whaling fleet at the start of the new season.
Crocodile wake-up could be powerful swimming motivator
It takes a lot to shock residents of outback Queensland mining towns, but having an early-morning swim with crocodiles in the pool may just have done the trick.
Hikes to start work for many city commuters
The new year has brought increased fares for Sydney and Melbourne commuters, with price hikes becoming an annual event on Australian public transport.
Shark cull rolls ahead despite backlash from Greens, locals and science
Thousands have gathered to protest the Western Australian government's shark-culling plan, but authorities say the slaughter will go ahead regardless.
Auspicious Australia shown in research top ten
Australia punches well above its weight in terms of research outcomes, a habit highlighted by the release of the Ten of the Best Research Projects 2013 report.
Slight bump to welfare to catch CPI
Over a million Australian students, young jobseekers, carers and young people with a disability will see a small increase to their Centrelink payments from next year.
Border meetings help councils on both sides
A rare moment of cross-border collaboration has arisen from a meeting on the Queensland-New South Wales divide.
Cuts crush needed services for neat gains
Schemes encouraging regional social cohesion and providing indigenous legal aid have been cut to save funds, as the Federal Government grapples with a worsening budgetary situation.
Heave for half-day works for this year
Newcastle Council's general manager says a push for the council to keep a traditional, but not official, Christmas Eve half day for staff will cost jobs.
Plan shoved ahead to fight ailing employment
The Federal Government has bumped forward a program in response to the high unemployment rate in Tasmania.
State slow to pay out for amalgamation ideas
A parliamentary committee has heard Perth councils were pretty severely short-changed by the WA state government’s push for metro council amalgamations.
Budget brings grey future for green farmers
This week’s Federal Government Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) indicates changes on the way for several agricultural schemes and funds but not a lot of detail on what, if anything, will replace them.
People want EPA back on their side, survey says
The New South Wales Environmental Protection Authority has to move away from industry-favouring and do more regulating if it is to gain more public trust, a recent survey found.
Pledge for more plans as Menindee Lakes diminish
Nearly a million dollars will be spent to work out how to save water in an important set of lakes.
Gun-toting school cops defend line of duty
The Australian Education Union (AEU) has raised concerns after Northern Territory Police suddenly armed its school-based police officers.
Amendment hopes to give public say on pokies reform
Australia may get to vote on which measures, if any, should be applied to stem the flow of money pouring into poker-machines around the country.