Local government in Australia is the third (and lowest) tier of government, administered by the states and territories which in turn are beneath the Commonwealth or federal tier. Unlike New Zealand, the US or the UK, there is only one level of local government in all states, with no distinction such as counties and cities. Today, most local governments have equivalent powers within a state, and styles such as "shire" or "city" refer to the nature of the settlements they are based around.

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  • Local government in Australia is the third (and lowest) tier of government, administered by the states and territories which in turn are beneath the Commonwealth or federal tier. Unlike New Zealand, the US or the UK, there is only one level of local government in all states, with no distinction such as counties and cities. Today, most local governments have equivalent powers within a state, and styles such as "shire" or "city" refer to the nature of the settlements they are based around. There are currently about 700 local councils in Australia. The local governing body is generally referred to as a council, and the territories governed are collectively referred to as "local government areas"; however, terms such as "city" or "shire" also have a geographic interpretation. Despite the single level of local government in Australia, there exist a number of (often quite extensive) areas with relatively low populations which are not a part of any local government area. Powers of local governments in these areas may be excerised by special purpose bodies established outside of the general legislation (as with Victoria's alpine resorts) or directly by state governments. Local government in Australia is an exclusive power of the states or territories and therefore the precise nature of local government can differ between each state or territory. Despite this, they occupy a similar role in each state. Local government areas of New South Wales Local government in Victoria Local government in Queensland Local government areas of Western Australia Local government areas of South Australia Local government areas of Tasmania Local government areas of the Northern Territory The remaining territories are not divided into territory and local government. Australia File:Australian Coat of Arms. png Politics and government ofAustralia Federal Government Executive • Queen • Governor-General • Prime Minister • Cabinet • Federal Executive Council Legislative • Parliament • Senate • House of Representatives • Opposition Leader • Elections • Federal electoral system • Electoral divisions • Election of 1901 · 1972 · 1974 · 1975 · 1977 · 1980 · 1983 · 1984 · 1987 · 1990 · 1993 · 1996 · 1998 · 2001 · 2004 · 2007 · next Judicial • High Court • Lower Courts • Constitution State and territorygovernments Executive • Governors and Administrators • Premiers and Chief Ministers Legislative • Parliaments and Assemblies • State electoral systems • ACT · NSW · NT · Qld · SA · Tas · Vic · WA Local government Major political parties Country Liberal · Greens · Labor · Liberal · National Foreign relations Republic debate · Politics portalview • talk • edit
  • Austrália tem três níveis principais do governo: Governo Federal, o Estado (ou território) Governo e governo local. Este artigo trata de Governo Local. Veja Estados e territórios da Austrália para obter informações do governo estadual.
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  • Austrália tem três níveis principais do governo: Governo Federal, o Estado (ou território) Governo e governo local. Este artigo trata de Governo Local. Veja Estados e territórios da Austrália para obter informações do governo estadual.
  • Local government in Australia is the third (and lowest) tier of government, administered by the states and territories which in turn are beneath the Commonwealth or federal tier. Unlike New Zealand, the US or the UK, there is only one level of local government in all states, with no distinction such as counties and cities. Today, most local governments have equivalent powers within a state, and styles such as "shire" or "city" refer to the nature of the settlements they are based around.
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  • Local government in Australia
  • Governo local na Austrália
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