ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
20 Dec 2018
More must be done to protect women, men and children from sexual and gender-based violence after disasters, say the authors of a new report written by the International Federation of...
Remote communities in the Northern Territory, Queensland and South Australia will receive more than $9.3 million in grant funding to help make their communities more inclusive and supportive of people...
In its recently launched federal election document, ALGA has called for the repair of federal funding to local government stating that the current funding arrangements for local government are no...
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack has moved the Australian Government’s Roads of Strategic Importance (ROSI) initiative forward and publicly released the principles...
Electric vehicles will soon have access to a charging network along the major driving routes from Brisbane to Adelaide, including around Sydney and Melbourne, and separately in Western Australia. The...
A $200 million City Deal has been signed for Darwin to boost the local economy, create jobs and support the growth of local small businesses. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said...
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...
I am pleased to confirm the Hon Dr John Bannon AO, former Premier of South Australia and member of the Prime Minister's Advisory Panel supporting the White Paper on Federation...
The 2015 National Local Roads and Transport Congress is just over two weeks away. This will be the last opportunity for local government representatives from across the nation to not...