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IIA-Australia

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Local government is the closest level of government to the community and has a key impact on a community’s quality of life. It is a complex level of government with some councils also responsible for a diverse range of services which may include airports, child care, aged care, security, water supply and sewage.

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1. Local government has a distinctive risk profile but sometimes does not have the level of funding required to adequately manage those risks.
2. Councils are increasingly finding themselves at the front line in responding to natural disaster situations, and in addressing market failure for services such as aged care and child care.

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