Archived News for Professionals in Local Government - April, 2020
Tax relief and government grants have been set up for struggling media outlets.
Bushfire hearings begin
A ceremonial hearing has kicked off the royal commission into Australia's unprecedented bushfires.
Coober Pedy costs counted
Administrators have revealed that a small outback SA council spent $1 million on legal fees in four years.
Ipswich gets new Mayor
Eighteen months after the entire Ipswich council was sacked, the city now has a new Mayor.
Slug saga continues
The Victorian Government wants to buy a council-owned catering firm that is linked to allegations of evidence tampering.
AEMO orders faults fixed
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) says there are unacceptably high fault levels in North Queensland.
Tech giants take on tracing
Apple and Google are working to build contact tracing technology into their operating systems.
NT teachers paid to stay
Northern Territory teachers are being offered $500 to stay local this Easter.
Tehan threatens schools
The Federal Government says it will withdraw funding from schools that refuse to open for the second school term.
New Glamorgan GM quits
Tasmania’s Glamorgan Spring Bay Council has lost its new general manager after just two weeks in the job.
Planning fast-tracked in NSW
The NSW Government says planning processes will be fast-tracked to support the construction sector.
Calls for rural cut-offs
Some councillors are calling for rural areas to be closed off for their own protection.
Polls put off in NSW
The NSW Government has postponed the state’s council elections until September 2021.
Union wants council sacked
The Australian Services Union (ASU) has called for the sacking of Tasmania’s Glamorgan Spring Bay Council (GSBC).