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Marion mayor and former state MP Kris Hanna has slammed the Local Government Association after he escaped a conviction in the Magistrates Court for incorrectly “adding a zero” to an election pamphlet in breach of electoral law.
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The Local Government Association has rejected a State Government push for councils to give greater scrutiny to design quality in development decisions, saying the “overly bureaucratic” move will be “easily ignored” by developers and assessment authorities.
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An internal brawl has erupted in the Labor Party, with prominent unions slamming Opposition Leader Peter Malinauskas over a surprise policy announcement they argue will put their members out of work and slash services for vulnerable ratepayers.
The local government sector is pushing to change an “outdated” state law that sees Adelaide ratepayers pay Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation millions of dollars in compulsory advertising, in a new blow to the media company’s ailing suburban newspaper stable.
EXCLUSIVE | Local government spending, council conduct and transparency will be put under the blowtorch, with the Marshall Government establishing an independent inquiry by the state’s Productivity Commission.
South Australian councils will from next year face repercussions from both the state and federal governments if they decide to opt out from conducting citizenship ceremonies on Australia Day.
