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By Ellen van Holstein, Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Global Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University New research into...

Reliable, sustainable and cost-effective fleet vehicles are the key to councils providing vital services across their communities. Council employees deliver...

As new technologies like artificial intelligence begin to permeate the public sector, both in Australia and internationally, councils can transform...

With floods wreaking havoc across Australia, the federal and state governments are investing significantly in new infrastructure that will improve...

The Federal and Queensland Governments are extending disaster assistance to seven western Queensland councils to support recovery efforts after widespread...

The Queensland Government has named Mackay as a key host city for the 2032 Olympic Games with the release of...

Cyclone affected communities on the Mid North Coast and in Northern New South Wales are set to receive further assistance...

The Victorian Local Governance Association has shared the results of its first ever VLGA Victorian Councillor Census, which highlighted the...

By Mayor Matt Burnett, President of the Australian Local Government Association Australia’s 537 councils are calling for long-term sustainable funding...

Local councils in disaster-prone regions will benefit from an extra $14 million in federal funding to expand emergency Wi-Fi coverage...

In every edition of Council magazine we choose one local government from across Australia to shine a spotlight on. Whether...

A new bill introduced to the New South Wales Parliament is expected to improve road safety by mandating drug and...

The 2024 National and International Visitor Surveys have shown that Queensland’s tourism industry has bounced back to pre-Covid levels, and...

Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (WSROC) has urged federal politicians to deliver on a fairer deal for Western Sydney,...

Burwood and Fairfield councils have committed to establishing New South Wales’s next Special Entertainment Precincts (SEP) to reinvigorate Sydney’s nightlife....

The federal government has made a commitment of $110.6 million to deliver more frontline family, domestic and sexual violence services in...

More than $6.5 million of funding is set to support dozens of community facilities across New South Wales as part...

Two capital city Lord Mayors are advocating for the important role Australia’s capital cities can have in addressing the global...