How have our local governments weathered COVID-19?

Mandarin Premium speaks to four councils across Australia to see how they responded to state shutdowns, what support they may still require, and where they may be headed as restrictions begin to ease.

While Australians have become acutely aware of federal and state responses to the COVID-19 pandemic — and even some of the personal challenges involved from government leaders — there’s been far less attention paid at the local government level.

We know that coalitions from Western Australia and Queensland,