ALGA has officially commenced Phase 2 of its Disability Inclusion Project, with the first meeting of the national Community of Practice held on 7 October 2026. The Community of Practice comprises ...

The Australian Local Government Association has welcomed the Government’s decision to scrap proposed changes to the current disaster recovery funding arrangements that would have seen the Commonwealth ...

The Federal Government’s decision to abandon its commitment to mandatory national packaging standards will leave councils, communities and ratepayers carrying an even greater share of Australia’s ...

ALGA has lodged a submission on the Australian Government’s proposed Disaster Recovery Funding Framework (DRFF) reforms, which aim to simplify disaster recovery funding and introduce more consistent ...

The Australian Local Government Association welcomes the Australian Government’s decision to extend Commonwealth Home Support Program contracts until 30 June 2029 and retain CHSP as a standalone ...

Renewables: Developer Rating Scheme The new renewables Developer Rating Scheme (DRS) will launch in late 2026. This explainer sets out what the scheme is, why it matters, and how councils can use it.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Local government is one of Australia’s largest employment sectors, with 218,000 people employed across 538 councils – a sector that experienced an average of 2.2 percent annual growth between 2018 and ...

More than 1,100 local government leaders from across Australia gathered in Canberra from 23–25 June for the 32nd National General Assembly of Local Government (NGA), convened by the Australian Local ...