ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
25 Aug 2024
AGLA has released the Addressing the Housing Crisis: Unlocking Local Government’s Contribution report by Equity Economics. The new report highlights opportunities and policy reforms for councils to play a more effective...
18 Aug 2024
ALGA has provided a submission to the Federal Government’s Transport and Infrastructure Net Zero Consultation Roadmap. The submission highlighted that local governments play two important roles in emissions reduction –...
12 Jul 2024
On behalf of all Australian councils, ALGA lodged a comprehensive, evidence-based submission to Federal Parliament’s inquiry into local government sustainability. We made five key recommendations to the Parliamentary Committee, with...
18 Jun 2024
ALGA has provided a submission to the Senate Standing Committees on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport’s inquiry into the shutdown of Australia’s 3G mobile network. The submission highlighted many...
5 Jun 2024
ALGA has provided a submission to the Reform Options paper for the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) Scheme Landfill Gas Methods 2024. The submission said councils are at the forefront...
21 May 2024
ALGA has provided a submission to Climate Change Authority’s 2024 Issues paper: Targets, Pathways and Progress. The submission said managing the impacts of climate change is an important issue for...
15 Apr 2024
ALGA has provided a submission to the Federal Government’s National Adaptation Plan Issues Paper. The submission makes a number of recommendations from the local government sector focusing on key role...
8 Apr 2024
ALGA provided a submission to the Federal Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which was lodged in December 2023. The detailed submission highlighted that as the closest level of government...
7 Mar 2024
ALGA Closing the Gap Annual Reports ALGA’s 2023 Closing the Gap Annual Report outlines a range of case studies/examples of Australian councils working to support reconciliation and updates progress against...
