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Australians now expect local councils to act on bigger issues, including climate change

  • Written by Mark Chou, Associate Professor of Politics, Australian Catholic University
Australians now expect local councils to act on bigger issues, including climate changeDarebin City Council was the first to declare a climate emergency.John Englart/Flickr, CC BY-SA

News headlines about local government in Australia often have a familiar storyline: councils should stick to their “core purpose […] to collect rubbish, fix local roads and keep rates down”. However, our newly published research shows...

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