Premium Insights and analysis Minns offers user-pays split to forcibly amalgamated NSW local councils Community & Social Big love, bigger bill for NSW’s local councils. So just what does a political marriage of convenience cost ratepayers and renters?
Minns orders IPART review of councils’ funding model, tells mayors to get creative January 31, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Community & Social There’s a revenue ruckus over the loathed pegging of rates. But can councils do a better job if they charge more for removing your rubbish?
Haylen hikes Opal fares ahead of NSW Budget hits September 15, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski New South Wales Fewer people are catching public transport. Now ticket prices are going up, with a fare slug on airport rail access surging to $16.94.
Council rates shake-up as NSW lags behind other states June 6, 2023 By AAP Community & Social The draft Independent Pricing & Regulatory Tribunal report proposes calculating council costs by rural, regional and metropolitan categories.
Free-range NSW councils spared supervision, regulatory rod, damning audit warns May 25, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski New South Wales The NSW Audit Office has roasted state oversight body the Office of Local Government over its approach to regulating local councils.
Grand designs: will NSW’s big social housing flip work? September 14, 2017 By Julian Bajkowski Community & Social There are signs social housing builds are finally changing for the better. But can good architecture change entrenched disadvantage and a punitive mentality towards welfare recipients?
NSW Nationals dump support for council mergers before leadership spill January 20, 2017 By Julian Bajkowski Community & Social Unpopular forced council mergers in NSW are now unfit for the future after rejection by The Nationals.
Ransom, hysterics & soaring prices: NSW value capture policy in action November 16, 2016 By Julian Bajkowski Community & Social An overheated property market has state ministers, local councils and developers hot and bothered over who reaps the spoils.
