Green light for scooters a red flag for local councils
NSW has trailed other states in regulating e-scooters but recent council trials show the need for statewide consistency, an inquiry has been told.
NSW has trailed other states in regulating e-scooters but recent council trials show the need for statewide consistency, an inquiry has been told.
A controversial mayor has responded to a show cause notice issued by the Queensland government, challenging a plan to remove him from office.
More support is needed to recruit local frontline workers and address the root causes of entrenched crime in regional and rural areas, an inquiry has been told.
Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore is tipped to win her sixth term while some councils face a shift to the left after a nomination debacle by the Liberals.
An advisor will be appointed to a Queensland council amid ongoing issues between colleagues and a mayor being investigated by a corruption watchdog.
The homestay accommodation giant is wooing country councils, encouraging them to develop 'fair' rules on holiday rentals amid a severe housing shortage.
Homestay giant Airbnb says its guests add billions of dollars to regional economies but country towns are being warned tourism is not always a saviour.
A watchdog has referred a north Queensland mayor to the Crime and Corruption Commission over his military service history claims following an investigation.
A juvenile two-metre crocodile will be removed from the wild after exhibiting dangerous behaviour.
Melbourne Lord Mayor Sally Capp, who led the city through the dark days of the COVID-19 pandemic, is quitting after six years in the top job at town hall.
Incumbent Gold Coast councillor Ryan Bayldon-Lumsden won't back down on his decision to run for re-election after being charged with murder.
An attempt by ex-MP Andrew Laming for an expenditure watchdog's decision over his travel expenses to be reviewed has been dismissed by the Federal Court.
City of Canada Bay mayor Angelo Tsirekas has been suspended by the local government minister after an integrity commission found he engaged in corrupt conduct.
A court says $66 million in bills Australia's most northerly council sent to a shipping company were beyond the power conferred on the local authority.
A Gold Coast city councillor intends pleading not guilty to murdering his mother's partner amid claims of domestic abuse, his lawyer says.
The Victorian government has not reached a compensation deal with the Commonwealth Games Federation after pulling out of hosting the 2026 Games.
A council's move to soften restrictions on caravans and tiny houses could ease the housing crisis and offer fertile ground for new industry, an expert says.
Some NSW councils will be able to increase rates this year by more than a third as many local governments struggle with financial pressures.
An afternoon by the council pool won't be affected by rising inflation for those in Brisbane, with just $2 needed for entry this summer.
IPART has released a draft report proposing changes to council rate capping, saying it is timely for the NSW government to hold an independent inquiry.
The Victorian government expects a $3 billion injection into the economy from the major sporting event but questions remain as to who's footing the $2.6b bill.
A local council showed a lack of proper recruitment policy and procedure when employing eight people, Tasmania's Integrity Commission says.
Business Sydney wants the state government to urgently end a dispute that's left thousands of tonnes of garbage piling up uncollected ahead of World Pride.
Almost 2200 people living on Norfolk Island could have self-rule returned more than seven years after the federal government took over the remote island.
A Queensland mayor has been sentenced to community service for drink-driving after she crashed a car into a tree while more than three times the legal limit.
There is a push to make Weipa, one of Australia's few remaining privately owned towns, a regular local government.
Queensland's auditor-general says 60 per cent the state's local councils are at moderate or high risk of not being financially sustainable.