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"Blindsided" - high density surprise, suspension push, and clickbait and chaos

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Season 5 Episode 490

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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

• Plans for new high density precincts unveiled in Melbourne
• Liverpool Councillors move to have the city’s CEO suspended
• A mayor distances her council from expected job losses
• From Gore to Walcha - a trans-Tasman leadership transition
• The spectre of Operation Sandon hanging over Casey City Council
• A budget blow for the City of Nedlands
• and claims of clickbait and chaos at a Reform UK led council

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