President's column
THIS WEEK'S special counter-terrorism meeting of COAG was intergovernmental cooperation at its best: officials, departments, experts and our top representatives cooperating to achieve a vital common objective.
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CCC calls for Queensland Local Government reform
THE QUEENSLAND Crime and Corruption Commission has recommended reforming the state's Local Government Act after an investigation into irregularities in the 2016 Gold Coast, Moreton Bay, Ipswich and Logan council elections.
Balance of NBN roll-out 'should be to the curb'
A PARLIAMENTARY committee inquiring into the National Broadband Network has called for more fibre to be used in the remainder of the roll-out.
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Universal service obligation poor value for money: ANAO
THE UNIVERSAL Service Obligation under which Telstra delivers standard telephone and payphone services does not offer value for money, the Australian National Audit Office says.
The VIP in the TraNSIT lounge
AUSTRALIA might have a competitive beef cattle industry, but the wide open spaces of the Top End also mean high transport costs. ALGA talked to the man helping to overcome the tyranny of distance and long supply chains.
Road-user charges 'needed to drive efficiencies'
INFRASTRUCTURE AUSTRALIA CEO Philip Davies has highlighted the challenge of creating effective markets across road and rail, freight and passenger networks, suggesting a more sustainable model of road-user charges is needed.
Council warns of over-reliance on Facebook in stormy weather
THE OBSESSION many people have with social media and the expectation that they will be informed minute by minute [about severe weather events] is, quite frankly, misplaced, says the Bundaberg Regional Council.
Revamped code of conduct likely for SA councillors
THE SOUTH Australian Government is reportedly planning to overhaul the code of conduct for local councillors, conceding the rules it introduced in 2013 have not worked.
News in brief
TASMANIA'S State Government has failed to show how the proposed takeover of TasWater would provide fairer and cheaper water and sewerage services, a Parliamentary heard last week.
Universal service obligation poor value for money: ANAO
THE UNIVERSAL Service Obligation under which Telstra delivers standard telephone and payphone services does not offer value for money, the Australian National Audit Office says.
The VIP in the TraNSIT lounge
AUSTRALIA might have a competitive beef cattle industry, but the wide open spaces of the Top End also mean high transport costs. ALGA talked to the man helping to overcome the tyranny of distance and long supply chains.
Road-user charges 'needed to drive efficiencies'
INFRASTRUCTURE AUSTRALIA CEO Philip Davies has highlighted the challenge of creating effective markets across road and rail, freight and passenger networks, suggesting a more sustainable model of road-user charges is needed.
Council warns of over-reliance on Facebook in stormy weather
THE OBSESSION many people have with social media and the expectation that they will be informed minute by minute [about severe weather events] is, quite frankly, misplaced, says the Bundaberg Regional Council.
Revamped code of conduct likely for SA councillors
THE SOUTH Australian Government is reportedly planning to overhaul the code of conduct for local councillors, conceding the rules it introduced in 2013 have not worked.
News in brief
TASMANIA'S State Government has failed to show how the proposed takeover of TasWater would provide fairer and cheaper water and sewerage services, a Parliamentary heard last week.
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