Yass council residents facing possible 76pc rate rise as mayor defends financial management
Residents in Yass, Murrumbateman and Sutton are facing a 76 per cent increase in their rates, following a…
Landowner pushes back against opposition to Goolwa’s first McDonald’s
The landowner where Goolwa’s first McDonald’s could be built has pushed back against local opposition, saying residents have…
Sydney’s Strathfield Council votes to stop displaying Indigenous flag outside its offices after removing acknowledgement messages from welcome signs
An inner-west Sydney council has voted to remove the Aboriginal flag from outside its chambers, marking the body’s…
Former Moonee Valley mayor Cam Nation jailed for sexually assaulting teenager
A former Melbourne mayor is spending his first night in custody as part of a three-month jail sentence…
Ex-Strathfield mayor’s children secretly recorded after refusal to leave job, corruption inquiry told
Former Strathfield mayor Matthew Blackmore has tearfully recalled learning his children had been secretly recorded on a family…
Social media ‘the new town hall’, policy expert says after Launceston Mayor Matthew Garwood’s failed court bid
A public policy academic says social media is the “new town hall” and has called for clearer “rules…
Hepburn Shire mayor says charges in ‘private prosecution’ by resident a ‘threat to democracy’
The mayor of a Central Victorian council says charges laid against him by a private citizen are “threat…
Taylor Swift paid $278,000 for New York wedding permit
AFP 10 Jul, 2026 09:38 PMQuick Read Subscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription.…
Les Mills Snr, Olympic great and gym empire founder, dies aged 91
Former Olympian and the man behind a global fitness empire, Les Mills, has died leaving behind a profound…
Council uses AI to inform 10-year plan for ‘more depth’ at ‘fifth of the price’
Tasmania’s West Tamar region is known for its vineyards, gastronomy, national parks and agricultural scene. It is also…
History-making mayor of Maribyrnong, Mohamed Semra, is only getting started
Sometimes, when the online abuse for being a young, African-born, Muslim mayor gets brutal, Mohamed Semra turns to…
Randwick City Council calls for ban on commercial student accommodation
Cranes and scaffolding dot the skyline in these eastern Sydney suburbs, where development approvals for student accommodation trails…