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Plan to turn inner-city vacant block into affordable housing scrapped

Housing · Glebe

Plan to turn inner-city vacant block into affordable housing scrapped

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This Glebe unit block has sat empty and decaying for more than a decade, with plans for affordable housing. Now the charity owner is selling the site to the highest bidder.See the Story

Workforce burnout: the quiet crisis in local government

Mental Health · Glebe

Workforce burnout: the quiet crisis in local government

Council staff are increasingly overwhelmed and overloaded, research shows. The findings – gathered by management consultants Dattner Group – reveal local government workers close to burnout. “Councils are facing a quiet crisis: overwhelmed teams, exhausted leaders, and diminishing returns on effort,” Dattner Group CEO Zoe Dattner tells GN. The cause? “Burnout in local government is being driven by a mix of under-resourcing, unclear or inconsiste…See the Story

Regulatory reform of digital platforms urgently needed

Regulatory reform of digital platforms urgently needed

Laws governing digital platforms are insufficient and regulatory reform is urgently needed, says Australia’s competition and consumer watchdog. In the final report of its five-year Digital Platform Services Inquiry, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is calling on the federal government to adopt a multi-agency approach to regulation. “The ACCC has recommended that the Australian Government prioritise a whole-of-government approac…Read Article

New chair of Victoria’s regional development committee

A new chair has been appointed to head Victoria’s Regional Development Advisory Committee. Margaret O’Rourke will lead the RDAC – established to provide independent advice to the state government on cross-regional matters. Currently head of La Trobe University’s Bendigo Campus, O’Rourke also sits on the V/Line advisory board – the statutory authority that operates regional passenger rail and coach services in Victoria. With previous roles as m…Glebe · Glebe Read Article

Palm Island picks up award for affordable housing scheme

Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council, off the coast of Queensland has won the inaugural affordable housing award category in the 2025 National Awards for Local Government. The award – presented at the Australian Local Government Association National General Assembly in Canberra last week – acknowledged council’s housing investment scheme. Driven by former PIASC CEO Michael Bissell and his management team, the housing strategy was recently appro…Glebe · Glebe Read Article

NSW social housing process 'inefficient and inequitable', says report

The process to apply for social housing in New South Wales is inefficient and inequitable, says a report from the Auditor-General’s office. Monitoring the activities of Homes NSW – a division of the Department of Communities and Justice established in February 2024 to streamline housing and homelessness services across the state – an audit drawing on data for 2023-24 found the new agency took an average of 33 days to fill a vacant property, more…Housing · Glebe Read Article

Queensland budget invests in disaster-resilience infrastructure

Queensland’s budget provides a major boost to the state’s betterment fund – a move welcomed by the local government peak body as a much-needed initiative to support councils in building more resilient communities. Local Government Association of Queensland president Matt Burnett said betterment funding – which allows infrastructure to be rebuilt to a more resilient standard than before a disaster – is proven to work, achieving substantial cost …Infrastructure · Glebe Read Article

Tomaras brothers plead guilty over twin attacks in Sydney's Glebe

Wolli Creek brothers Yianni Tomaras, 33, and Meneleos Tomaras, 30, have pleaded guilty to affray after attacking a former friend twice in one day over an unpaid debt. Yianni also admitted to larceny for stealing the victim’s iPhone 14 during the second assault. The violent incidents unfolded in April, beginning inside the busy Tramsheds IGA in Glebe. Meneleos initially confronted the victim at the checkout, threatening, “Come follow me outside a…Glebe · Glebe Read Article

Queensland appoints new privacy czar

The Queensland Government has appointed Alexander White the state’s new Privacy Commissioner. A former privacy advisor to the US Department of Homeland Security, White will oversee how government agencies collect, store, use and disclose personal information. The role will also see White oversee the transfer of information outside Australia and supervise government contractors to ensure they handle personal information sensitively. White – rec…Glebe · Glebe Read Article

Services Australia Strategy Incorporates "Lessons Learned" From Robodebt

Services Australia has released a four-year strategy that implements “lessons learned” from the Robodebt scandal. “We’ll continue to implement the lessons learned from the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme through policy simplification and by embedding consultation and co-design to better incorporate staff and customer feedback,” says the document. Listing integrity as one of the roadmap’s six strategic themes, Services Australia pledges…United States · United States See the Story

Australia ill-prepared for threats, says defence expert

Australia lacks a comprehensive national preparedness framework that’s fit for purpose against a broad range of threats, says a defence expert. A report released by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute and authored by Marc Ablong says – beyond annually reviewed natural-disaster arrangements – the country “remains poorly prepared, and little government attention is currently paid to understanding or resourcing national preparedness for threa…Glebe · Glebe Read Article

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