ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
1 Sep, 2022
Around nine in ten Australian councils are now experiencing skill shortages – an increase of 30% from just four years ago – and two thirds of councils have had local...
25 Aug, 2022
Agriculture ministers have signed off on a new 10-year national strategy to collectively manage emerging animal and plant disease threats. The National Biosecurity Strategy builds on the National Biosecurity Statement...
The University of Tasmania (UTAS) is conducting a national online survey investigating the scenario planning capability of Australian organisations. Researchers at UTAS’s School of Social Sciences want to hear from...
Infrastructure and Local Government Minister Catherine King has met with local government leaders ahead of next week’s Jobs and Skills Summit. Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) President Linda Scott, who...
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet confirmed last week his government will set up a reconstruction body able to compulsorily acquire land in high disaster-prone areas. Responding to the NSW Floods Inquiry...
An independent research institute is surveying councils about news coverage of their activities to ensure public interest journalism continues to thrive. Since 2020, the Public Interest Journalism Initiative (PIJI) has...
One of 19 NSW councils created in a round of forced amalgamations in 2016 has won the right to be demerged, with three others looking to follow. NSW Minister for...
I’m excited to announce that I’ll be representing Australia’s 537 councils – and the 190,000 Australians they employ – at the Government’s Jobs and Skills Summit at Parliament House next...
The NSW, Northern Territory, and Victorian governments are getting $50.3 million to fix 149 accident black spots in partnership with councils. NSW will receive $29.5 million under the Commonwealth’s Black...
