Australia has two tiers of subnational government: state (or territory) government and local government. This article deals with local government. See States and territories of Australia for information on state government.
The first official Local Government in Australia was the Adelaide Corporation which was created by the province of South Australia in October 1840, the City of Sydney and the Town of Melbourne followed in 1842
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Australia has two tiers of subnational government: state (or territory) government and local government. This article deals with local government. See States and territories of Australia for information on state government.
The first official Local Government in Australia was the Adelaide Corporation which was created by the province of South Australia in October 1840, the City of Sydney and the Town of Melbourne followed in 1842
Local governments are subdivisions of the states and the Northern Territory. The capital, Canberra, has no local government; all functions there are performed by the territorial government of the Australian Capital Territory.
Although they are all essentially identical in function, Australian local governments have a variety of titles. Local Government Areas (LGAs) are the official unit of local government, but mostly they are referred to as "councils" referring to both the geographical area of a local government, and as well as the elected board that governs...
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