On the Roundup for 17th May 2024:

The Federal Budget fails to provide promised fair increases in funding to local government
Councils on the frontline of the housing crisis
Rumours of a Disneyland theme park for Werribee are short-lived
The fate of a complaint to the Press Council about an offensive newspaper cartoon
A controversial library book ban overturned after a fiery, extended council meeting
Blacktown elects a new mayor after the passing of Tony Bleasdale
An election-related complaint lodged against Toowoomba Council
Impatient vandals knock down a statue on the eve of a tribunal ruling
A major world city the latest to be hit by a cyber security incident
And a name change triggers a dispute between two San Fransisco area airports

and much more news from across the world of local government.

Budget fails, book ban overturned, and a name change dispute

Local Government News Roundup