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A national survey shows councils know much of the housing in their local areas isn’t affordable. But providing affordable housing is not a priority because they see it as being beyond their means.
The UK pioneered smart cards such as Oyster. But now, experimentation is being stifled as cash-strapped councils struggle to deliver basic services.
Tasmania has an estimated rental housing shortfall of 29,200 households across the state. Especially in disadvantaged rural areas, local councils have had to step in to help house residents locally.
Local planning rules have prevailed in a long-running dispute over a proposed Gold Coast quarry that threatened the amenity of nearby residents and koalas.
Australia has no policy designating English as the official language, but an explicit ‘English first’ policy for shop signs would treat speakers of every other language as second-class citizens.
Local governments don’t pay much attention to cybersecurity, leaving them vulnerable to hijacking as happened to Atlanta and Baltimore.
To be a smart city is to know what your people want and need. And smart city leaders make sure residents can tell them by using technology to maintain a constant two-way flow of information.
Local governance can have a real effect - positive or negative - on the quality of schooling.
Politicians on the left and right object to this practice, which the Trump administration is championing.
Not everyone can afford to pay for solar panels up front, but local planners can help disadvantaged households overcome energy poverty in several ways.
Why did some Texas coastal cities order mandatory evacuations ahead of Hurricane Harvey while others, including Houston, did not? There is no formula for these decisions; either choice can backfire.
Are different ways of governing emerging from South Africa’s cities governed by opposition coalitions?
A new report from the Climate Council details the climate policy ambitions of Australian cities and local governments, and launches a new project to link their efforts together.
Despite the surge of community support after the Grenfell Tower fire, the failure of the local council and the government to respond appropriately has caused anger, offence and further suffering.
A lesson in taking from the rich to give to the poor.
The proposed amalgamation of 40 NSW councils has generated heated opposition. While public resistance has now won out in several regional communities, it’s a different story in the city.
Could Trump bring a new, unifying approach to negotiating to Washington? His outsider status may present an opportunity to mend fences, says an expert in governance.
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have painted starkly different views of U.S. cities during the campaign. Will the next president deliver the funding and political support mayors are seeking?
Change Agents: Episode 3
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In this episode of Change Agents, Andrew Dodd speaks with Stuart Morris and Leonie Hemingway about their successes and failures on the road to reforming Victoria's local government.
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Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
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Professor, UTS Institute for Public Policy and Governance and UTS Centre for Local Government, University of Technology Sydney
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Honorary Research Associate, School of Built Environment, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Associate Professor, School of Law, University of New England
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Professor of Public Policy and Management, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor in Law, University of Essex
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Senior Lecturer in Law, Royal Holloway, University of London
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Professor of Human Geography, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Professor of Urban Studies and Planning, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Social Policy, University of Kent
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Professor of Law, University of the Witwatersrand
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Reader in Law, City St George's, University of London
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Reader in Urban Planning, University of Liverpool
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Professor of the Practice of Law, University of Southern California
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Dean of Education, School of Education and Institute for Education, Bath Spa University