Archived News for Professionals in Local Government - August, 2014
The Labor Party says it will support the Federal Government's Roads to Recovery scheme, despite the Coalition blaming it for delays.
Anger mounts before building starts at huge new hub
There has been outrage and ire at a community meeting to discuss a big new freight hub proposal for Sydney.
Estimates is the place for most vile verbiage
A legal quirk has allowed a top-ranking public servant to refer to a Fairfax journalist as a “bottom feeder”.
Government drops explosive sand bomb on rural towns
Some West Australian residents are not keen on having an unannounced explosives storage facility and sand mine in their backyards.
New centre can cover whole city's issues
A brand new ghost town has popped up in Melbourne, with the launch of a $109 million safety training centre.
New rules rising in air crash aftershock
Safety, cost, regulation and services are being weighed-up in the wake of recent air disasters.
Soaring health risk linked to flying workers
High-flying businesspeople and fly-in, fly-out workers are being blamed for a spike in HIV infections across Western Australia.