Mark Coulton

The Australian Local Government Association will be in Canberra this week to petition the federal government to reinstate their seat at the National Cabinet. 

Local government minister Mark Coulton on Friday congratulated the nine winners, noting that more than 100 applications were submitted across all award categories this year.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has accepted the ministerial appointment recommendations of the leader of his Coalition partner, the Nationals’ Michael McCormack, to reshuffle several major portfolios and elevating Veterans Affairs into cabinet.

Following revelations of a failing water management system in 2017, regulators have been fighting back against water theft with new tools. This includes a combination of satellite imagery, metering, telemetry and human observation, explained representatives of both federal and state water regulators at the ANZSOG regulators’ forum earlier this month. And one of these is […]

Two new agency headquarters have opened in regional Australia as part of the government’s “decentralisation agenda”. The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority’s new building is now located in Armidale, and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s new headquarters have opened in Coffs Harbour.