Vision Super, which handles the superannuation of all current and past council workers, slapped Victoria’s 79 councils with a $71 million bill earlier this year.
Local councillors
Daily Proposition: Have a gander at your democracy at work
Who are those people talking about potholes in your local paper? What are the burning local issues that your next state or federal election candidate is spruiking at council meetings? Get along to your local council meeting!
The Brimbank scourge that spans Victoria
John Brumby’s decision to sideline notorious numbers man George Seitz will have little impact in faction-ridden Victoria.
Clown Hall Part 2: Labor digs in for development
Even before the local council elections Labor are supporting a powerful developer in the Inner West of Sydney, writes an Ashfield Council insider.
Crook NSW coastal candidates
Nominations for the NSW local government elections closed at midday today with a major shock for voters in the Tweed Shire Council on the border between NSW and Queensland, writes Alex Mitchell.
Rudd register’s risks runaway industry
A Register of Australian and foreign lobbyists is to be welcomed by the Rudd Government. Finally an Executive administration has recognised the inherent danger of allowing lobbyists unhindered access to Parliamentarians, writes Julian Fitzgerald.
