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Local government Australia: Policy roundup, 25th September

Our new ‘bookmark-able’ version of our weekly policy, news and data roundup for Australian local government. This week: The NSW Budget, a national digital ID scheme, and how to address industrial food waste.

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Local government Australia: Policy roundup, 18th September

Our new ‘bookmark-able’ version of our weekly policy, news and data roundup for Australian local government. This week: Outstanding council climate initiatives, barriers to first home ownership, and issues with Australian diets.

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Birmingham blues: thoughts from an Irish onlooker

The view from Ireland looks bleak:  Dr Seán Ó’Riordáin gives his take on Birmingham City Council’s section 114 notice. He reflects on the perilous state of local government finance in the UK particularly in light of international research from LGIU

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Local government Australia: Policy roundup, 11th September

Our new ‘bookmark-able’ version of our weekly policy, news and data roundup for Australian local government. This week: A $1 billion Energy Security Corporation, best practice in local truth-telling, and record waiting times in NSW hospital emergency departments. 

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Scotland Programme for Government 2023/24 — Insights for local government

What does Scotland’s Programme for Government 2023/24 mean for local government? Exploring the insights across eight thematic sections, this briefing provides a must-read summary for the local government sector and ponders the significance of the Scottish Government’s commitment to the Verity House Agreement.

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Local government Australia: Policy roundup, 4th September

Our new ‘bookmark-able’ version of our weekly policy, news and data roundup for Australian local government. This week: A $3bn infrastructure deal for Western Australia, a circular economy framework for Canberra, and a gender equality strategy for Victoria.

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Local government Australia: Policy roundup, 29th August

Our new ‘bookmark-able’ version of our weekly policy, news and data roundup for Australian local government. This week: better public spaces in NSW, the 2023 Intergenerational Report, and an impasse at Murray-Darling Basin.

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Local government Australia: Policy roundup, 21st August

Our new ‘bookmark-able’ version of our weekly policy, news and data roundup for Australian local government. This week: A new $500 million Housing Support Program for councils, a report into a Melbourne council’s AI garbage truck scheme, and the latest figures on public sector wage growth.

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Local government Australia: policy roundup

The first ‘bookmark-able’ version of our weekly policy, news and data roundup for Australian local government. From fuel cells to deadly mushrooms, electronic ID and rezoning.

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When elections go wrong… four things we can learn from a big week of election mishaps

This week, several disaster stories from the world of electoral administration have made their way into the UK headlines. Ahead of his upcoming report on the impact of Voter ID, Dr Greg Stride, our resident local elections expert from LGIU’s Local Democracy Research Centre, shares some insights into the key takeaways from these events.

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