Council of Australian Governments

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The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) is an organisation consisting of the federal government, the governments of the six states and two mainland territories and the Australian Local Government Association. It was established in May 1992 after agreement by the then Prime Minister, Premiers and Chief Ministers, and it first met in December 1992. It is chaired by the Prime Minister. It meets to debate and co-ordinate government activities between the federal and state or territorial governments and between the state and territorial governments themselves as well as issues affecting local government.

A related organisation is the Loan Council, which coordinates borrowing by the federal and state and territorial governments of Australia.

The COAG is roughly equivalent to the U.S.'s National Governors Association or the Canadian Council of the Federation, but these bodies only include state/provincial representatives, whereas COAG includes federal and local representatives also.

Contents 1 Current Membership 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Current Membership

• The Hon. Kevin Rudd MP, Prime Minister of Australia
• The Hon. Kristina Keneally MLA, Premier of New South Wales
• The Hon. Anna Bligh MP, Premier of Queensland
• The Hon. Mike Rann MHA, Premier of South Australia
• The Hon. David Bartlett MHA, Premier of Tasmania
• The Hon. John Brumby MLA, Premier of Victoria
• The Hon. Colin Barnett MLA, Premier of Western Australia
• The Hon. Jon Stanhope MLA, Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory
• The Hon. Paul Henderson MLA, Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
• Councillor Geoff Lake, President of the Australian Local Government Association^[1]

[edit] See also

• Inter-State Commission

[edit] References

1. ^ Australian Local Government Association (2009-01-22). "President: Australian Local Government Association". http://www.alga.asn.au/about/presidentsBio.php. Retrieved 2009-03-11. 

[edit] External links

Wikinews has related news: Australian governments to meet for first COAG meeting of 2006 today

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