local council

A new paper discusses how the use of chatbots can make communication between government and citizens more efficient.

North coast, central west, and Riverina local councils will be eligible for $3 million to deliver nearly 24,000 new homes to NSW regions.

The $312.5 million Regional Road and Transport Recovery fund is to build more resilient roads in anticipation of future extreme weather.

Andrew Giles has declared that Australian citizenship ceremonies can be pencilled in ‘on or around’ January 26.

There are certain skills local government leaders need to succeed in a landscape characterised by needing to do more with less.

A study on water security will consider how the allocation, governance and service delivery of water can be used to develop the Top End.

A permit system will allow city-dwellers with properties in regional Victoria to receive written local council approval to prepare for the summer fire season.

NSW announces financial support of $1,500 a fortnight for local government employees impacted by COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.

The Australian Local Government Association will be in Canberra this week to petition the federal government to reinstate their seat at the National Cabinet. 

New council planning controls will see 10,000 extra affordable rental properties made available across the City of Sydney over the next 15 years.

Research into the experiences of Victorian local government councillors sheds light on the grassroots level. And it paints a similarly horrific picture of gender abuse and harassment.

Local councils and schools are the pillars of our communities that provide continuous support and education for all people, yet struggle to access up-to-date platforms to better serve the public. As IT budgets shrink from year to year, the government IT leader’s unique dilemma becomes managing the balance of innovation and modernisation with frugality. This […]

This last week, the votes of 4.33 million registered voters in Australia were counted for 2,187 candidates who will be duly sworn into 622 public offices after November 13 without public debate or even much awareness, with only the barest murmur of media interest.