ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
20 Dec 2018
ALGA has received advice confirming that the Federal Government endorsed the natural disaster recovery funding reforms in the 2018-19 Federal Budget. In 2015, the Productivity Commission handed down its final...
On 27 July 2018 the Commonwealth Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, the Hon. David Littleproud, on behalf of the Great Artesian Basin Ministers released the draft Great Artesian Basin...
The heavy vehicle industry is invited to submit proposals on how best to trial a user-pays system for delivering the road infrastructure needed to improve freight networks. The Business Case...
Trucks will now be able to carry more hay and fodder to drought affected farmers. From today, longer and higher loads of hay and fodder will be allowed to travel...
The Housing Industry Association’s (HIA) Affordability Index for Australia was recorded at 76.3 in the September quarter, which is 1.5 per cent higher than in the previous quarter and 2.2...
More than 660 community projects – including from councils – commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Armistice of the First World War are set to share in more than $5.3 million...
A new consultation paper with proposals for modern reliability safeguards for telco services in Australia has been released as part of the Federal Government’s ongoing Consumer Safeguards Review. The three-part...
Former Federal Opposition Leader Dr John Hewson will be delivering a keynote address at the National General Assembly of Local Government (NGA) on Monday 15 June 2015. As both a...
Recently Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull appointed me as Minister for Major Projects, Territories and Local Government. This is the first time for some years that there has been a Minister...
