Local Government

The Gold Coast's long-running cableway proposal has inched forward after councillors redirected funds from First Nations consultation to environmental studies.

The Western Australian Cricket Association has asked the City of Perth for a 10-year exemption from paying any rates. If granted it would potentially cost the city $2.5 million in revenue.

As approvals for multi-billion-dollar projects land on agendas at country local government meetings, staff and elected representatives battle to ensure their communities are prepared to benefit.

With the population heading toward 1 million, the Gold Coast is being urged to overhaul its transport system or risk becoming defined by traffic.

The City of Perth is in turmoil amid a dispute over newly elected Lord Mayor Bruce Reynolds's push for a ratepayer-funded workplace culture review, with the council's acting CEO resigning amid the saga.

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has responded to the findings of a corruption investigation into former Townsville mayor Troy Thompson.

The Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission finds no evidence to back Troy Thompson's claims that he served in the SAS, had cancer and epilepsy, and two university degrees.

Mayor Tom Tate plans to travel to Italy in February next year to take part in the Winter Olympics torch relay. 

Launceston City Council recently received backlash over its redevelopment of Albert Hall. A councillor now warns another project will cost more than planned, as he calls out a culture of "secrecy".

A small shire has taken housing for older people into its hands and taken land back from the state government.

One of Australia's largest battery energy storage systems would be built on farmland in South Australia's south-east in a proposal that the developer says will lower electricity costs.

If the electorate were to vote strongly against the government, it would sting first-term leader David Crisafulli and be spun as a rejection of the LNP's agenda, writes Alex Brewster.

A much-maligned piece of office equipment could end up gathering dust as a council on the NSW mid north coast looks for ways to rein in costs. 

A City of Joondalup councillor, who lodged an expense claim for a drink he bought at a strip club, resigns from the council citing "personal reasons".

The Sunshine Coast Council has caved to public pressure and will resurrect its Mooloolaba midnight fireworks display, bringing the region into line with other Queensland towns.

A local councillor who tried to get reimbursed for a drink he bought at "the best strip club in Australia" during a work trip describes the incident as a "genuine mistake".

Talk of councils merging is a long-running topic in Tasmania — and with Hobart councillors expressing an openness to merging with nearby Glenorchy, the issue is live again.

A Geraldton family wins a months-long battle to overturn a council decision labelling their golden Labrador Dozer dangerous.

With 12 months still left of her term, a well-known South Australian mayor has been ousted by fellow councillors, but she has challenged them to offer a "legitimate reason" for her dismissal.

The Mount Magnet shire says its reserves would shrink from $3 million to $300,000 if a bill to block shires from rating certain mining land is passed.