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Councils blocked from federal infrastructure process

The local government peak for Queensland is calling for the overturn of a decision to block councils from submitting critical proposals to Infrastructure Australia. Local Government Association of Queensland said the federal government’s decision to remove the ability of councils to present directly to the independent statutory body was disappointing. “Queensland councils want to ensure our state gets its fair share of funding and that every Que…