The changing role of local government in Australia : National survey findings

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Chou, Mark, Busbridge, Rachel and Rutledge-Prior, Serrin. (2023). The changing role of local government in Australia : National survey findings Melbourne, Victoria: Research Centre for Social and Political Change, Australian Catholic University. https://doi.org/10.24268/acu.8yqz3
AuthorsChou, Mark, Busbridge, Rachel and Rutledge-Prior, Serrin
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[Extract] The aim of this report is to analyse public perceptions on the changing role of local government in Australia. Exploring how the Australian public views and understands the expansion of local government activity, from the Three Rs to a more expansive if still limited tier of government, offers crucial insights about the sector’s current state and future direction. This report presents the findings from a new national survey of 1,350 respondents who were asked what they saw the role local government to be, what services the sector should deliver, and whether acting on controversial issues to do with national identity, refugee support, and climate change, for example, should be within local government’s remit.

Keywordslocal government; Australia; public perception; survey; roles and responsibilities of government
Year2023
PublisherResearch Centre for Social and Political Change, Australian Catholic University
Place of publicationMelbourne, Victoria
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.24268/acu.8yqz3
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