ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
20 Dec 2018
The Federal Government has released its national response to the independent review of the Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity (IGAB), accepting all 42 recommendations including recommendation 19 to include the ALGA...
ALGA has long argued that the funding devoted to natural disaster mitigation is not sufficient to meet the needs of local communities, advocating for an increase in funding for mitigation...
The UTS Centre for Local Government, in partnership with the International Centre for Muslim and non-Muslim Understanding at the University of South Australia, has released a new report that investigates...
The Prime Minister has committed to an additional $60 million investment in the Mobile Black Spot Programme if re-elected. The additional investment will cover black spot locations that have not...
The Government is supporting celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Referendum and the 25th anniversary of the 1992 Mabo High Court decision with $2.5 million in grants for...
PRIME MINISTER Malcolm Turnbull has confirmed the Commonwealth will invest $130 million in the Launceston City Deal, the centerpiece of which is the relocation of the University of Tasmania’s Newnham...
A NUMBER of official government websites, including some operated by councils, were used to covertly mine a cryptocurrency earlier this month. A vulnerability in a third-party browser plug-in called Browsealoud...
The City of Unley in Adelaide had no choice but to approve plans for seven two-storey townhouses to be built on a single block in the suburb of Myrtle Bank,...
Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss has been appointed Chair of the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC). Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for...
