Local Government

The result of an Adelaide City Council ward election in 2022 was affected by "illegal practices" involving people handling ballot papers that were not issued to them, a court has found, in a ruling which could trigger supplementary elections.

The festival is the biggest event on the calendar for the town of Donald, but after a late cancellation the blame game is underway.

Geraldine Hogarth has opened her home to people fleeing violence for decades. Support is finally on the way but some believe a lack of accurate data caused delays.

Those invested in Noosa Council's "largest-ever" construction project have held their breaths as Tropical Cyclone Alfred approached.

Dozens of people have visited sandbag collection areas across Logan just to help other residents.

The Bureau of Meteorology says Alfred's movements are an "evolving situation", as some south-east Queensland supermarkets shut their doors and public transport halts in anticipation of its landfall.

More than half of the state's municipal pools are over 50 years old and reaching their end of life, and councils warn more help is needed to keep them afloat. 

Empty shelves and rotting produce are among the complaints being levelled at a Goldfields shire over its management of an IGA grocery store.

Residents of a popular West Australian holiday town fear government plans to transfer land to the developer of a $15 billion green hydrogen project will see them lose access to treasured camping and fishing spots.

A man who oversaw the construction of a concrete seawall in front of his beachfront mansion without a permit has vowed to tear it down and rehabilitate the section of beach it was built on.

More sandbags have been distributed across Brisbane than ever before, as south-east Queenslanders prepare for the cyclone to make landfall.

In small towns across Australia, the lack of funding for infrastructure like sewerage, water supply and power is holding back projects that locals say could make a big difference in increasing the housing supply. 

As the live music scene faces immense pressures, community and council-run gigs seem to be filling a void left by cancelled festivals.

Ballarat council has allegedly stripped an environmental group of a $285,000 grant following claims of antisemitism levelled at a former board member by a climate-change-denying councillor. 

Residents in Melbourne's south-east have raised concerns about construction works along Frankston Beach, but the man responsible says landslides have forced his hand.

Opposition to a controversial housing development in Perth's rural fringe has reached boiling point amid dual election campaigns, as politicians from all persuasions jump on the cause.

Farmers say they are dealing with more "nuisance" complaints from neighbours who don't understand farm operations produce noise, dust, and smells.

An ABC analysis shows the union walked away from the negotiation table with less than 7 per cent of what it wanted.

The Esoteric Festival, which brings thousands of music lovers to the tiny Victorian town of Donald, may not go ahead due to health and safety concerns.

Fox numbers are extremely difficult to estimate and while there's little evidence those numbers are growing, at this time of year the young are starting to move out of home and look for their own territory.