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| There is no kerb and gutter in parts of Gunning, Upper Lachlan Shire Council, NSW. |
One of the great things about our
federal system is that local governments ensure local issues are dealt with by
political representatives who are closest to the people. But recent fires and floods
are proving that council amalgamations have replaced political representation
with bureaucratic symbolism that is not meeting local expectations.
Here is my latest article in The Spectator's Flat White, Local government or bureaucratic symbolism?
There's something going very wrong with local councils in Australia.
— The Spectator Australia (@SpectatorOz) November 22, 2022
They were created to ensure that local communities could be taken care of by political entities embedded in the local community, but have they become a bureaucratic mess?https://t.co/Ih68KZgGPX