The Australian Local Government Association has welcomed the Government’s decision to scrap proposed changes to the current ...

The 2024 National State of the Assets Report – Future proofing our communities is the 6th in a series of comprehensive reports commissioned by ALGA, based on survey data from 458 councils (about 85 ...

Australia’s peak local government body says the 2026-27 Federal Budget is a vote of confidence in Australia’s 538 councils to deliver on national housing infrastructure priorities, but needs to do ...

The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) has made a submission to the Federal Government ahead of the 2026-27 Budget. Local governments are increasingly called upon to address national ...

Australia’s local governments are calling on the Federal Government to ensure proposed changes to national disaster recovery funding do not shift further financial pressure onto councils and ...

A national approach to public toilets is needed to increase accessibility and participation in social, economic and civic life, a Queensland researcher says. Churchill Fellow Katherine Webber has ...

ALGA has made a submission to the Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee on the Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme for Packaging (No Time to Waste) Bill 2026. The need for ...

A new $400 million per year local government climate adaptation fund is urgently needed to support local, place-based solutions to protect communities from the impacts of Australia’s changing climate.

ALGA’s 2023 Closing the Gap Annual Report outlines a range of case studies/examples of Australian councils working to support reconciliation and updates progress against ALGA’s previous Implementation ...

Australian councils face up to $280 billion in infrastructure renewal and upgrade demand over coming decades, including a $65 billion to $68 billion replacement task for assets already assessed as ...

Australia’s councils have been let down with no new local government programs announced in tonight’s 2025-26 Federal Budget. ALGA President Mayor Matt Burnett said a recent Parliamentary inquiry ...

ALGA has worked with its member associations and Our Watch to develop a series of resources for councils to better coordinate national prevention activity in the local government sector. These ...