Peter Malinauskas addresses the Transport Workers Union this week. Photo: Kelly Barnes / AAP

Politics

Malinauskas could be forced to call special convention if Labor backtracks on rate cap

Labor leader Peter Malinauskas could be forced to call a special party convention if the Opposition opts to change its position on rate-capping, as unions pledge to step up protests against the measure in coming weeks.

News

Pay nothing for five years: city council offers rates reprieve to lure new residents

The Adelaide City Council has dramatically upped its pitch to attract new residents to the CBD, offering a five-year rates holiday to some new homebuyers.

Local

"Bastard move": City council to consider scrapping pensioner rebates

The Adelaide City Council will tonight debate an independent financial report that advocates scrapping the rates rebate it provides to pensioners.

Local

Council amalgamation stoush gets ugly

The feud between the Local Government Association and the Property Council over council amalgamations has taken an aggressive turn, with the peak bodies lashing out at each other in an extraordinary fashion.

Opinion

Off the Bench: “Quick-fix” cap plan won’t boost council efficiency

Rate capping is not the way to get councils to better manage your money, writes Labor MP Chris Picton in response to yesterday’s Off the Bench opinion article by Liberal MP Stephan Knoll.