LGAQ’s final report card for the 2019 federal election campaign.

A matter of days out from the federal election it is pleasing to see issues that really matter to local communities, safer roads, better housing, smarter solutions to waste management, are finding the

There are scores of policy announcements that might not get the big headlines but point to a genuine commitment to improve the lot of Australians.

The Palaszczuk Government’s dismissal of the Logan City Council has pitched the sector into uncharted waters.

The cynical deal making and distraction that is a feature of the system of compulsory preferential voting is writ large in the current federal election campaign.

The LGAQ is pushing for a proper commitment to disaster mitigation from all parties contesting this election.

Irrespective of one’s religious views or credo, each faith has its seasons. Easter is one of those signposts for reflection.

Across the country, local roads suffer a significant under-investment which is having an increasing impact on both the efficiency of freight movements and the quality of road safety.

The Great Barrier Reef is a sleeper issue in this Federal election campaign.

The two major parties are going at each other hammer and tongs about the virtues or pitfalls of encouraging such a big increase in electric vehicles.

There will be a lot of words spoken and a myriad of issues debated during this election campaign but one policy challenge that may struggle to gain attention is indigenous housing.

In a win for Queensland councils, the LGAQ has been successful in its advocacy on the Economic Development and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 (the Bill).

The world is converging rapidly into a data-driven, analytics led, hyper knowledge existence.

Mayors and councillors from across Queensland today overwhelmingly rejected the Palaszczuk Government’s plans to force changes to the way people elect their local councils.

Mayors and councillors from across Queensland gathered in Brisbane this week for a special meeting of the membership of the LGAQ.