EPA, developer defend records over contentious WA beach development
By Sam Tomlin, Stan Shaw, and Gabrielle Becerra Mellet
The City of Busselton says the watchdog has ignored its own rules after giving the Smiths Beach development the green light, but Fini Group says its work was "rigorous".
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-28/epa-under-fire-city-of-busselton-smiths-beach/106474390
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EPA, developer defend records over contentious WA beach development
The City of Busselton says the watchdog has ignored its own rules after giving the Smiths Beach development the green light, but Fini Group says its work was "rigorous".
Police find no evidence of criminality in Gorton and Denton byelection
Reform UK had asked GMP to investigate allegations of corrupt voting after ‘concerningly high levels’ of so-called family voting
The government on Friday adopted a new target to increase the number of regions implementing measures against overtourism from 47 in 2025 to 100 by 2030.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/27/japan/japan-overtourism-measures/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tourism #overtourism #localgovernment
Japan adopts new target for regions to address overtourism
The target is intended to strengthen measures by utilizing revenue from the nation's departure tax, which is set to increase.
Telstra outage in remote NT community impacting Triple Zero access
By Elsie Lange
Residents in the remote NT community of Kintore have had difficulty making Triple Zero calls during a six-day Telstra outage, which has also caused issues buying fuel.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-27/telstra-outage-in-kintore-nt-impacting-power-fuel-and-triple0/106499742
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Telstra outage in remote NT community impacting Triple Zero access
Residents in the remote NT community of Kintore have had difficulty making Triple Zero calls during a six-day Telstra outage, which has also caused issues buying fuel.
Key Biscayne Independent: Censorship by invoice? Village starts charging $70 an hour for public records after settlement of gag policy lawsuit. “Village Manager Steve Williamson won’t say if his new policy to charge for public documents once free applies only to the media – like his media gag policy did. Still, theIndependent is now being charged for receiving government emails, which for […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/26/key-biscayne-independent-censorship-by-invoice-village-starts-charging-70-an-hour-for-public-records-after-settlement-of-gag-policy-lawsuit/
Key Biscayne Independent: Censorship by invoice? Village starts charging $70 an hour for public records after settlement of gag policy lawsuit
Key Biscayne Independent: Censorship by invoice? Village starts charging $70 an hour for public records after settlement of gag policy lawsuit. “Village Manager Steve Williamson won’t say if …
Fire-ravaged shire demands fossil fuel companies foot climate disaster bill
By Anna McGuinness and Nate Woodall
A Victorian council still cleaning up after a bushfire that wiped out more than 50 homes and businesses wants fossil fuel companies to pay for climate disaster recovery.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-26/mount-alexander-shire-urges-fossil-fuel-companies-fund-recovery/106497378
#ClimateChange #Bushfires #LocalGovernment #EnergyIndustry #EnergyPolicy #Pollution #AnnaMcGuinness #NateWoodall
Fire-ravaged shire demands fossil fuel companies foot climate disaster bill
A Victorian council still cleaning up after a bushfire that wiped out more than 50 homes and businesses wants fossil fuel companies to pay for climate disaster recovery.
Gold Coast mayor yet to decide if he'll vote on Trump tower after gifts
By Charmayne Allison
Tom Tate has been pressed on whether he would exclude himself from chambers if the Trump tower came to a vote, after he received gifts from the organisation.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-26/tom-tate-trump-tower-council-decision-making/106497792
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Gold Coast mayor yet to decide if he'll vote on Trump tower after gifts
Tom Tate has been pressed on whether he would exclude himself from chambers if the Trump tower came to a vote, after he received gifts from the organisation.
Martinsville, Virginia, says cyberattack may delay city services
Martinsville says a contained cyberattack may delay municipal services through week’s end. Officials say citizen data was not compromised.
The Gold Coast has transformed over 50 years. Its growth debate hasn't
By Dominic Cansdale
Fifty years after fears it would be a "concrete jungle" first surfaced, the Gold Coast is again grappling with the same question: how to grow without losing its identity.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-26/the-gold-coast-has-transformed-over-50-years/106368432
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The Gold Coast has transformed over 50 years. Its growth debate hasn't
Fifty years after fears it would be a "concrete jungle" first surfaced, the Gold Coast is again grappling with the same question: how to grow without losing its identity.
Fifteen new councils to be created in south and east of England
New unitary councils will replace 43 county and district councils, in latest round of local government overhaul
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