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3+ hour, 57+ min ago   (502+ words) As discreet recording technology becomes increasingly accessible, another Aussie council has been forced to confront a resident's privacy concerns. While the federal government considers changing national privacy laws, councils across the nation have been stepping in to introduce bans to…...

4+ hour, 25+ min ago   (201+ words) governmentnews.com.au Legislation to expand the authority of Victoria’s anti-corruption agency has been introduced to parliament. The new laws will grant the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission “follow-the-money” investigatory powers to trace misappropriated public funds and investigate private and third-party…...

7+ hour, 15+ min ago   (437+ words) Victoria has become the latest state to decriminalise begging, after Legalise Cannabis MP Rachel Payne's amendment passed both houses of parliament. On Thursday, the Victorian Government passed legislation decriminalising the act of begging. Legalise Cannabis MP Rachel Payne introduced the…...

11+ hour, 34+ min ago   (296+ words) “How can we be better prepared, when nothing has changed?” That’s the response from a Rochester resident to claims from Campaspe Shire Council interim chief executive Craig Niemann that “communities are better prepared” for flooding down the Campaspe River. Mr…...

12+ hour, 14+ min ago   (792+ words) Auckland mayor Wayne Brown says he wants people to treat the CRL and public transport as just a normal thing you do in a city. Video / Ryan Bridge TODAY Reporter Rachel Maher travels in on Auckland's new City Rail Link…...

22+ hour, 19+ min ago   (414+ words) Every candidate One Nation has named for the 2026 Victorian state election on one page: state president Warren Pickering, sitting MP Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell, eight upper house ticket leaders and 30 lower house candidates, updated as names are added before nominations close on…...

23+ hour, 5+ min ago   (214+ words) Trade unionists and campaigners are returning to McDonald’s Head Office in East Finchley on Tuesday 6th October, joining forces with the End Not Defend campaign to demand that sexual harassment at work is treated as a health and safety hazard, not…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (464+ words) September 13, 2026 — 5:00am Local government councillor may be one of the worst-paid jobs in NSW. The lowest level of authority, local government, the tier closest to the people, used to be mainly concerned with roads, rates and rubbish but now delivers economic…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (754+ words) With just over a month until municipal elections take place across B.C., a new player is entering the capital city’s political arena. For the first time in its 168 year history, the Victoria Firefighters union will be endorsing candidates for city council....

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (645+ words) Parliament delivers massive blow to Victoria's plan to make working from home twice a week a right Victoria's controversial proposal to make working from home twice a week a right for workers has been sent to a parliamentary committee for…...