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As a nation we place enormous faith in the ability of economic growth to make us feel happier. Yet in his Keynote Address at the…

Extracts from speeches delivered at the 1998 National General Assembly of Local Government. Senator Ian Macdonald, Federal Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government…

Delegates from around Australia attended the Indigenous Issues Briefing staged in Canberra prior to the National General Assembly. The Indigenous Issues Briefing has become an…

President of ALGA, Council John Campbell has called for urgent clarification as to which Local Government activities will be subject to a GST. Work done…

Speaking at the National Assembly Mia Handshin, Youth Advocate and delegate at the Constitutional Convention, urged Councils to see their young people as citizens who…

Speaking at the recent WAMA Annual Conference, Federal Minister, Alex Somlyay, outlined the Howard Government’s policies in respect to Local Government. He said that, under…

Keynote speaker at the recent Local Government Association of Queensland Annual Conference, Michael Sandel, Professor of Government at Harvard University, spoke about the crucial role…

Each edition we feature the views of a State Local Government Association President. The following is from Councillor Anthony Bisdee, Acting President Local Government Association…

Victoria’s Shire of Yarra Ranges has announced an ambitious program to knit its scattered community together through Y.net – an Internet based computer network. Y.net,…

Development in Australia since settlement by Europeans two centuries ago has seen many species unique to Australia lost to us for ever. The struggle is…

The Mabo decision of the High Court and the introduction of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) have significant ramifications for Local Government. Any land…

The preliminary outcomes of a national project on benchmarking and best practice in Community Services and Community Development will be presented to the National Conference…