2 September 2022
These Pointless Council Projects Just Don’t Rate
This article was originally published in The Herald Sun on or about 2 September 2022 and was written by the author in her capacity as a contributor for that publication. It has been republished on the IPA website with permission. The views expressed are those of the author alone. It was not that long ago that Australia’s local councils just
13 December 2021
Pandemic’s Great Divide
The west’s ’Doers’ aren’t happy with their Covid-era treatment, and it shows in council election results Comparing the results of the local government elections between the outer western suburbs and the inner-city tells the story of a divided state and nation. In July of this year, almost a month into the Greater Sydney lockdown, the Mayor of Fairfield, Frank Carbone,
29 November 2021
Push To Change Council Name Conflates Past With The Present
Moreland City Council’s decision to change its name after it discovered links to a Jamaican sugar plantation of the same name that employed slaves in the 18th century is part of a broader movement of decolonisation sweeping across the West. Proponents of decolonisation believe that racism is endemic in Western societies today, and that this racism derives from the same “white supremacism”
19 February 2020
Poll: Local Councils Should Stick To Roads, Rates And Rubbish
Free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs has called on local councils to reduce red tape and stick to their knitting as a new poll confirms Australians’ hostility towards this growing level of government. “Australians have had a gutful of virtue signalling local councils getting involved in every area of policy except for the basics,” said Gideon Rozner,
