The Albanese Government’s own Local Government National Report on performance for the 2023-24 financial year – released quietly on July 16 – shows their continued contempt for the local government sector. Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories and Member for Parkes Jamie Chaffey MP asked why the Federal Local Government Minister…
Councils provide essential services Australians can’t do without, but this budget is the nail in the coffin for local government’s trust. It is the final blow for local government’s respect. And it is the latest in a litany of broken promises.
Federal Member for Parkes Jamie Chaffey has called on Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers to listen to the urgent needs of the 20 Local Government Areas in the Parkes electorate as he considers the 2026-27 Federal Budget. Mr Chaffey asked each of the 20 councils for their top priorities for the upcoming Federal Budget to put…
The Coalition has attacked the lack of urgency in addressing financial sustainability for Australia’s 537 local governments, as the Albanese Labor government quietly reinstated a sustainability inquiry – something the Coalition has been calling for since early June. Federal Member for Parkes Jamie Chaffey said the Albanese Labor Government has been very slow to reinstate the stalled Standing…