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Communities love local councils but not private service delivery

  • Written by The Conversation
imageThe study found most residents have positive attitudes toward local government.AAP Image/Dean Lewins

Local government may not be recognised in the Australian Constitution but we fail to recognise its importance in our federation at our peril.

According to Australia’s first comprehensive study of community attitudes to local government, the...

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