Local Government

Australian renters have exposed the ugly reality of the nation’s housing and rental crisis.Che Weidlan, Charlotte Tebburt and Connor Dyball knew their Melbourne rental wasn’t…

Locals are fuming over a “terrifying” proposal to ban vehicles from one of WA’s most popular stretches of coastline.Lancelin, 125 kilometres north of Perth, every year welcomes…

A Perth council spending big to clean up homes overrun by the collections of extreme hoarders says the state government needs to do more to address the problem at its source.The…

A Queensland toddler was injured at a Gold Coast park on Wednesday after being stabbed by a spiked object hidden beneath sand.A local councillor believes the waste was deliberately…

A dog walker in Sydney’s Bondi Beach area has inadvertently revealed an unknown law after being spotted walking approximately seven dogs at once — all while riding a bike.A photo…

A NSW woman’s $10,000 investment on solar panels for her home looks set to become worthless after her local council approved a two-storey development next door.The new build next…

A life-threatening incident in Byron Bay’s waves has sparked intense calls to prohibit surfing in the northern NSW tourist hotspot without leashes — the ‘hipster’ trend which could…

After over a year of complaints from residents, charges have been laid over a Queensland waste disposal facility’s toxic smell.Cleanaway Solid Waste Pty Ltd has been charged by the…

Dozens of shade sails will be installed in Brisbane parks in the coming months, as part of Brisbane City Council’s plan to ensure every playground in the Queensland capital has…

A dispute over a community garden in Queensland has taken an ugly turn, with a heated verbal argument between Brisbane residents escalating just days before the growing plot was…