Local Government

A Townsville councillor is demanding more information on who approved a termination payment to a former chief executive following discoveries made by the state's audit office.

A longstanding proposal to go ahead with a major tourism project in the World Heritage-listed Gold Coast hinterland has edged forward despite a renewed push for an alternative.

The operators of a Brisbane music venue are appealing the approval of a residential development, citing concerns about an uptick in noise complaints.

From their new position on the crossbench, the Greens are backing calls for the Assembly to review the controversial transport ticketing rollout.

The government announces Western Sydney's Penrith Beach can reopen this weekend as negotiations with the private land owner are finalised.

Machines that require a person's number plate, do not accept cash, and will only issue digital receipts have been installed to replace nearly 300 ticket machines rendered obsolete as the 3G network shut down.

The Broken Hill City Council has voted to withdraw from Local Government NSW, alleging the body does not empathise with or prioritise regional mining communities.

Donations to the Tasmanian Liberals from a shopping centre developer are "a bit stinky", opponents say, and raise questions about the government's "quick and decisive action" to get the company's Devonport Stony Rise project up, in spite of a planning rejection. 

The claims were made as Brisbane City Council announced a joint taskforce with police to crack down on antisocial behaviour in tent camps built by the homeless.

The $1.25 million bus interchange at Kingston, south of Hobart, has been sitting idle since construction finished almost a year ago.

An artist's impression of riding a 'rapid bus transit' system proposed for Queensland's Sunshine Coast.

Some commuters found they were unable to tap on and off their regular public transport routes this morning, with the ticket validator machines at some light rail stops displaying error messages.

A regional Queensland council under financial pressure backtracks on its decision to sell community assets after backlash from local residents.

Visitors spotted human excrement near the Little Blue Lake sinkhole earlier this year. But a push for a toilet facility has come to nothing.

Northern New South Wales communities are devastated after the state and federal governments revoked funding for the New England Rail Trail project intended to boost tourism and aid bushfire recovery.

Tourism operators have expressed dismay after the Sunshine Coast Council scrapped its traditional midnight fireworks display.

The Grange Road Lights in Sandringham attracts hundreds of visitors each night and raises money for the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

One of Australia's largest developers says it has paused work on a major housing estate after delays meant some contracts had to be cancelled.

Street names and monuments celebrating colonial figures are part of "ongoing colonisation", say Portland's Aboriginal people, who want the relics to be taken down and placed in a space where a fuller historical context can be shared.

Queensland's local government minister says she had no choice but to agree to suspend Troy Thompson for 12 months on his full salary amid a corruption investigation into claims about his military history.