ALGA publishes a fortnightly newsletter featuring the latest local government news.
3 Jul 2026
Australia’s local governments are calling on the Federal Government to ensure proposed changes to national disaster recovery funding do not shift further financial pressure onto councils and communities already under...
2 Jul 2026
Australia’s councils have taken their call for fairer and more sustainable funding directly to Federal Parliament today, warning they cannot continue to deliver more with less. Appearing before the House...
25 Jun 2026
A new national report has revealed widespread and persistent workforce shortages across Australia’s local government sector, with critical vacancies in engineering, planning and building professions threatening councils’ ability to deliver...
24 Jun 2026
Australia’s 538 local councils have united at the National General Assembly to call on the Australian Parliament to deliver an immediate increase in untied funding, warning the financial sustainability of...
Australian councils face up to $280 billion in infrastructure renewal and upgrade demand over coming decades, including a $65 billion to $68 billion replacement task for assets already assessed as...
23 Jun 2026
Australia’s local governments have a powerful new tool to help create more accessible and inclusive communities while also tapping into an underutilised source of workforce talent, the more than 5.5...
28 May 2026
Australia’s peak body for local government says councils must be included as genuine partners in national housing reform, warning the Federal Government’s housing targets can only be achieved through partnership...
20 May 2026
On 20 April 2026, ALGA advised that the Fair Work Commission had issued a Road Transport Contractual Chain Order (RTCCO) to set rules for fuel cost recovery across road transport...
12 May 2026
Australia’s peak local government body says the 2026-27 Federal Budget is a vote of confidence in Australia’s 538 councils to deliver on national housing infrastructure priorities, but needs to do...
