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Allegations of overseas junkets, mistresses and visits to massage parlours are examples of further claims of widespread corruption in several Queensland councils, levelled under parliamentary privilege by maverick MP Rob Pyne.
Topics: state-parliament, parliament, local-government, government-and-politics, corruption, qld, brisbane-4000, ipswich-4305
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The NSW Premier will introduce legislation to Parliament today that will pave the way for it to remove people from the tent city in Sydney's Martin Place, a move the city's Mayor says could cause violent conflicts between police and vulnerable homeless people.
Topics: homelessness, community-and-society, local-government, government-and-politics, state-parliament, laws, sydney-2000
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Bike helmet laws in Queensland should be relaxed to make them optional for those undertaking "low-risk cycling" activities, Brisbane's deputy mayor says — but others do not agree, citing research showing helmets save lives.
Topics: community-and-society, exercise-and-fitness, health, local-government, government-and-politics, brisbane-4000, qld
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Hobart City Council takes steps to phase out single-use plastic takeaway food containers and utensils, with one alderman crediting the ABC's War on Waste series for changing people's understanding of pollution.
Topics: recycling-and-waste-management, local-government, hobart-7000
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Former Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale fails to turn up to court to face fresh charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice, with his lawyer presenting a psychiatrist's report stating the 65-year-old was not fit to attend.
Topics: local-government, government-and-politics, courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, brisbane-4000, ipswich-4305
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New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian vows to step in to close a tent city set up by homeless people in Sydney's Martin Place, accusing the Lord Mayor Clover Moore of inaction.
Topics: homelessness, community-and-society, government-and-politics, local-government, states-and-territories, sydney-2000
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Children are suffering in a far north Queensland Indigenous community as residents spend family tax benefits on sly grog and drugs, Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire Council Mayor Wayne Butcher says.
Topics: indigenous-policy, government-and-politics, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, community-and-society, local-government, activism-and-lobbying, welfare, lockhart-river-4871, cairns-4870, qld, australia
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The row over a tent city set up by homeless people in Sydney's Martin Place is over, with a deal struck between the Lord Mayor and those living in the camp.
Topics: homelessness, local-government, states-and-territories, sydney-2000
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A family-run ice cream van on Charlton Esplanade at Hervey Bay is looking at leaving its home after 35 years due to recently enforced council laws.
Topics: small-business, local-government, food-and-beverage, food-safety, lifestyle-and-leisure, maryborough-4650, hervey-bay-4655
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New street artworks across Sydney's inner west are unveiled as part of the Perfect Match initiative to tackle problem graffiti.
Topics: street-art, arts-and-entertainment, visual-art, local-government, vandalism, painting, sydney-2000
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The Tuggeranong Community Council is on a mission to re-route buses away from the main street running through the town centre.
Topics: urban-development-and-planning, community-organisations, local-government, canberra-2600, tuggeranong-2900
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Australia's diesel-fuelled garbage truck fleet could be about to begin turning emissions-free, as a Melbourne council works on adapting its fleet to hydrogen fuel.
Topics: environment, environmental-policy, environmental-management, government-and-politics, local-government, state-parliament, melbourne-3000, vic, brunswick-3056
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Rough sleepers camped out in the cold along busy thoroughfares have become regular sights in Melbourne's CBD, but welfare agencies say the homelessness crisis is actually much worse on the suburb fringe — just less visible.
Topics: homelessness, community-and-society, local-government, government-and-politics, charities-and-community-organisations
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Some Brisbane bus drivers will refuse to collect fares this morning as industrial action enters its fifth day and council refuses to budge on their pay offer.
Topics: government-and-politics, unions, local-government, activism-and-lobbying, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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Former Ipswich Mayor Paul Pisasale is charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice while on bail on three separate offences, including extortion.
Topics: local-government, government-and-politics, courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, ipswich-4305, qld
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There's no extra powers or privileges, but the title of lord mayor, as opposed to mayor, is still highly sought though not frequently bestowed.
Topics: local-government, government-and-politics, royal-and-imperial-matters, human-interest, sydney-2000
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The City of Perth throws the owners of the art deco Piccadilly Cinema on Hay Street a lifeline and plans are underway to reopen the space.
Topics: film-movies, history, theatre, local-government, perth-6000
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Brisbane bus drivers walk off the job again this morning — their fourth strike in a fortnight — as a pay dispute between unions and the Brisbane City Council drags on.
Topics: local-government, activism-and-lobbying, government-and-politics, unions, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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Two former mayors once worked side by side, but will now have to fight for a spot to represent their region after a council merger.
Topics: government-and-politics, local-government, queanbeyan-2620, nsw, australia, canberra-2600, act
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The Queensland Government has cancelled a plan to build a casino on the Gold Coast Spit, so what now for the iconic parcel of land?
Topics: urban-development-and-planning, gambling, federal---state-issues, activism-and-lobbying, local-government, southport-4215, brisbane-4000, qld
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The two levels of government are accusing each other of not doing enough to move the group of homeless people and protesters on from the front of the Reserve Bank building.
Topics: homelessness, community-and-society, government-and-politics, local-government, state-parliament, sydney-2000
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A proposed $3 billion Gold Coast casino resort development on the Southport Spit is rejected by the Queensland Government, and a new master plan will be developed, following several months of community consultation.
Topics: urban-development-and-planning, gambling, federal---state-issues, activism-and-lobbying, local-government, southport-4215, brisbane-4000, qld
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A three-tower aged care development as high as 16 storeys proposed for a leafy Brisbane suburb is prompting debate about how high is too high, with some locals saying it is an "up yours" from the developer.
Topics: aged-care, community-and-society, urban-development-and-planning, local-government, government-and-politics, activism-and-lobbying, brisbane-4000, qld, taringa-4068, australia
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Brisbane bus drivers will strike again on Wednesday, marking the fourth day of action for union members including Friday's peak hour which affected up to 100,000 commuters.
Topics: unions, local-government, government-and-politics, public-sector, activism-and-lobbying, brisbane-4000, australia, qld
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Weeks after complaints about their lack of action, police are calling for information from cyclists targeted by a series of apparently deliberate oil spills on bike paths in Melbourne's inner west.
Topics: community-and-society, police, crime, local-government, west-melbourne-3003, melbourne-3000, vic
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