ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
1 Jan 2018
A BUREAU of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) report has cast doubt on the effectiveness of cost-benefit analyses of road investment projects, saying the process is “prone to errors”....
MAYORS across the United States have nominated housing affordability and availability as their most pressing civic concern – and the top reason that people are moving away from their cities....
THE RIPPLES from China’s waste import ban and the depressed recyclables market are continuing to spread, with the ACT Government now saying the long-term destination of paper, cardboard, cans and...
JOHN McVEIGH says Toowoomba’s emergence as a major regional centre is a strong advertisement for decentralisation. The Federal Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government – who hosted Prime...
A FURTHER 35 councils, including the cities of Sydney, Brisbane, Cairns and Darwin, have joined the Climate Council’s Cities Power Partnership. The new member councils were announced at the launch of Australia’s largest floating...
4 Dec 2017
The Federal Treasurer, the Hon Scott Morrison MP, handed down the 2017-18 budget this week, and it was a good result for local government. Firstly, the Government delivered on its...
Councils have applauded the Australian Government’s announcement in today’s budget to restore indexation to Financial Assistance Grants (FAGs) from 1 July 2017 as promised following a tough three-year freeze. According...
6 Sep 2017
THE SPECIAL counter-terrorism meeting of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) this week was intergovernmental cooperation at its best – officials, departments, experts and our top representatives cooperating to achieve...
17 Aug 2017
The Australian Local Government Association welcomes the Federal Government’s announcement of new reforms intended to improve the focus and operation of Regional Development Australia (RDA) committees. The measures announced by...
