ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
20 Dec 2018
Last Friday I attended my first COAG meeting and had the chance to discuss a number of issues of interest and relevance to local government with the Prime Minister, Premiers...
Applications are now open for service providers to deliver the Australian Government's new Nanny Pilot Programme. The $246 million Nanny Pilot Programme will subsidise the cost of nannies for families...
Today I will be attending what is set to be an interesting Smart Cities Summit focused on liveable cities and city deals, and on exploring the link between transport infrastructure...
Minister for Justice, the Hon Michael Keenan MP, and Queensland Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services, Mark Ryan MP, have announced additional disaster assistance in response to Tropical Cyclone...
Two High Court decisions known as the Pape Case and the Williams Case – delivered in the space of three years – have handed down judgements that challenge the Commonwealth’s...
THE AUSTRALIAN Local Government Association (ALGA) Board met with Regional Development, Territories and Local Government Minister John McVeigh Parliament House in Canberra this week. It was Minister McVeigh’s first opportunity...
ALGA will continue to partner with the Australian Airports Association in efforts to increase essential infrastructure funding for regional airports. This was agreed at ALGA’s recent board meeting, along with...
The Victorian Government has announced that it is partnering with councils to promote gender equality to stop family violence. VIC Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence Natalie Hutchins joined...
The Australian Government has today released the Inquiry into National Freight and Supply Chain Priorities Report and commenced discussions with State Governments on priority actions. 54 priority actions have been...
