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Back to EpisodesAustralia Day controversies, merger ambush, and councillor suspensions - #543
Season 6
Episode 543
Published 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Description
In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:
- An urgent call for action on bushfire support
- A NSW councillor under fire for controversial Australia Day comments
- A close-knot town in mourning, as the hunt continues for a council worker turned fugitive
- A warning for parents from a Queensland mayor
- Two Tasmanian councillors suspended for conduct breaches
- Hobart City Council under watch from the local government minister
- A council rejects a merger "ambush",
- and calls for the Mayor of Alice Springs to resign
Also today, strong representation from local government in this year’s Australia Day honours list.
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