Hobart to ditch hire e-scooters and bring in 'safer' e-bikes instead
The City of Hobart said e-bikes were a safer alternative to the e-scooters, which have continued to draw safety concerns from residents and visitors.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-21/hobart-city-council-to-remove-shared-escooters/106587434
Harvard Gazette: Why are communities pushing back against data centers?. “In this interview, which has been edited for length and clarity, Ben Green, assistant professor in the University of Michigan School of Information and Public Policy and a faculty associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, discusses the impact of data centers on communities, the factors behind their […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/20/harvard-gazette-why-are-communities-pushing-back-against-data-centers/'Australia's most expensive soccer pitch' project blows out to $20m
By Declan Bowring
Five years ago the conversion of a washout-prone natural field to synthetic should've cost $3.3 million. Project changes and a legal dispute with the old contractor has blown out the price.
#UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #LocalGovernment #Soccer #Sport #DeclanBowring
ICAC to investigate council's former boss and other staff
By Emily Baker
It comes after the City of Parramatta Council's offices were raided by ICAC in broad daylight in July as part of Operation Navarra, with little known at that time about the subject of the raid.
Rubbish collectors and teachers plan strike action for budget week
More than 1,000 workers across seven local councils in Melbourne are set to walk off the job next month on the same day the Victorian government releases its budget, with rubbish collection to be impacted by the strike action.
#LocalGovernment #RecyclingandWasteManagement #Unions #Teachers
There is no Disability Act in The Yukon
There is no Disability Act in the Yukon.There is no territorial legislation protecting the rights of disabled people and their families, and the federal Accessible Canada Act explicitly names the Yukon Government in Section 8 as an exemption. There is no territorial legislation protecting the rights of disabled people and their families, and the federal Accessible Canada Act explicitly names the Yukon Government in Section 8 as an exemption. So when a motion came forward in the Yukon […]https://willowanneblog.wordpress.com/2026/04/18/there-is-no-disability-act-in-the-yukon/
NT councils flag cuts to street lights, pool hours as result of power prices
By Matt Garrick
Power price hikes are expected to be passed onto local councils by the Northern Territory government in the coming month, with Darwin's lord mayor warning some community services could be cut as a result.
#LocalGovernment #RuralandRemoteCommunities #Safety #CrimePrevention #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Utilities #CostofLiving #ProgramsandInitiatives #RegionalCommunities #MattGarrick
As crisis engulfs Starmer – time for a general strike in the UK ... THE political crisis engulfed Labour PM Keir Starmer yesterday over 'being ...
THE political crisis engulfed Labour PM Keir Starmer yesterday over ‘being incompetent, gullible or a liar’, and misleading parliament over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador to the USA.#banks #britain #broadcasting #education #employment #iran #labourparty #localgovernment #nhs #parliament #pensions #russia #strike #summer #toryparty #tuc #unions #usa #wrp #youngsocialists
As crisis engulfs Starmer – time for a general strike in the UK - Workers Revolutionary Party
THE political crisis engulfed Labour PM Keir Starmer yesterday over ‘being incompetent, gullible or a liar’, and misleading parliament over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador to the USA. With the leaders of all the other parties in parliament demanding his resignation, Darren Jones, Starmer’s chief secretary, flayed about defending his boss. He […]
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