The Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government (ACELG) in conjunction with the Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) has released a new briefing paper that offers a first person account of federal interventions to increase local government`s long term financial sustainability.

Titled Australian Local Government Financial Reform – A Federal Perspective and prepared by Mervyn Carter, a former federal policy officer and associate of ACELG, this paper looks at efforts by federal government agencies in addressing long term financial sustainability in local government. It covers such areas as the Local Government and Planning Ministers` Council Nationally Consistent Frameworks, Financial Assistance Grants (FAGs), and the findings and implications of various studies on local government financing. This paper will be of interest to those in all tiers of government with an interest in local government financial sustainability and inter-governmental relations, and provides a valuable addition to the suite of work undertaken by ACELG on financial sustainability.
 

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Australian Local Government Financial Reform - A Federal Perspective