Local Government and Emergency Management Minister Kristy McBain says councils' expanding role is putting significant stress ...

Five art installations by New Zealand Maori artist Michael Parekowhai are set to be revealed in Southbank in Melbourne's inner-city by the end of 2027 - and they come with a hefty price tag.

John Carey has declared some local councils need a ‘kick up the bum’ to lift the pace of residential development across Perth ...

I hosted a roundtable that included some of Australia’s most experienced and distinguished policymakers and thinkers, ...

Local government employed 213,500 people nationally last financial year, making up 8 per cent of the 2.5 million-strong public sector workforce, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Western Australia's local government minister says the trouble-plagued Shire of Coolgardie should seek a merger with ...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has doubled down on the government’s commitment to implement local content quotas for streaming platforms, despite mounting pressure from the U.S. amid ...

An Australian local government has decided against repairing an often-vandalized monument to renowned British explorer James Cook because it would be destroyed again. But the mayor on Wednesday ...

The Western Australian Government has committed $5 million to expanding Screenwest's Targeted Industry Capacity Building ...

Objective Corporation (ASX: OCL) today officially announced Objective Build, a transformative planning and development approvals platform designed specifically for local government in Australia.

Reforming government procurement processes and incentivising local innovation can unlock the full potential of Australia’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector to become a more ...

Australian distillers and brewers are calling for action from the local government following the introduction of a new increase in alcohol duty rates. The nation’s excise tax coming into play from ...