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Latest post 10 Aug 2026

Submission to the Climate Change Authority for 2026 Annual Progress Advice

ALGA has made a submission to the Climate Change Authority’s consultation for its 2026 Annual Progress Advice. The CCA will be providing advice to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water (DCCEEW) for the 2026-27 review of the Safeguard Mechanism. ALGA’s submission made the case for a holistic approach to reducing landfill emissions. ALGA warned that any lowering of the Safeguard Mechanism’s threshold should not capture council landfills given that they carry out an essential community service and...

9 Jul 2026

Submission on the Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme for Packaging (No Time to Waste) Bill 2026

ALGA has made a submission to the Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee on the Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme for Packaging (No Time to Waste) Bill 2026. The need for...

6 Jul 2026

Submission on Solar Panel Reuse and Recycling in Australia

Local governments are key national partners in both resource management and the renewable energy transition. Councils are enthusiastic to see a proactive and coordinated approach to reusing and recycling solar...

11 Jun 2026

Submission on National Biosecurity Reforms

The Australian Local Government Association has made a submission to the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) on National Biosecurity Reforms. ALGA was pleased to see many of local...

11 Jun 2026

EPBC Act Reforms: National Environmental Standards

The Australian Local Government Association, in close collaboration with its member associations, is making submissions in response to rolling consultation by the Australian Government on the National Environmental Standards (NES)...

11 Jun 2026

Submission on Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Amendment Bill 2026

The Australian Local Government Association has lodged a submission on the exposure draft of the Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Amendment Bill 2026 (the Bill). ALGA welcomes amendments...

28 May 2026

Submission on National Guideline for Lithium-ion Battery Waste Management

ALGA has made a submission to Heads of Environmental Protection Authorities (HEPA) on its National Guideline for Lithium-ion Battery Waste Management. Local governments are experiencing the dangers of unsafe lithium-in...

13 May 2026

Submission on Rural, Regional and Remote Medicare Access and Funding

ALGA’s submission to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee Inquiry into Rural, Regional and Remote Medicare access and funding outlines how councils are increasingly acting as the...

13 May 2026

Submission on Streamlining and Modernising the National Construction Code

The Australian Local Government Association welcomes the release of the interim report on streamlining and modernising the National Construction Code (NCC). Councils see first-hand how the Code’s structure, accessibility and...

20 Apr 2026

Submission to Fair Work Commission on Fuel Cost Recovery

Councils are major procurers of road transport services and are heavily reliant on the sector to deliver essential community services. In many contracting arrangements, councils sit at the top of...

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