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Growing anger in local government
Population growth has been one of the major political debates during the past two years.
Local government
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Local councils deserve a better financial deal
For a new report, we recently surveyed all of Australia’s local councils.
Research reports
Australia’s Angry Mayors
To understand the effects of a growing population on Australia’s councils, CIS surveyed local authorities from all over the country.
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Perpetuating the Canberra reflex
In terms of its land mass, Australia is the sixth largest country on earth.
Research reports
Beyond Symbolism: Finding a Place for Local Government in Australia’s Constitution
Local governments could provide better services, like schools and fast development approvals if they received a higher proportion of tax revenue and a formal definition in the Constitution.
The Australian
More power to the people
A country the size of Australia could be better served if it tried to delegate more tasks to lower tiers of government.
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Santa Rudd is coming to town
For Australia’s mayors and shire presidents, Christmas came a bit earlier this year—on 18 November, to be precise.
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Sonderfall London
London nimmt in Grossbritannien gleich eine mehrfache Sonderstellung ein und ist auch als Begriff durchaus vielschichtig: London ist sowohl Hauptstadt des Vereinigten Königreichs von Grossbritannien und Nordirland als auch englische …