Governance emergency, urgent demands, and alleged undue influence - #588

Governance emergency, urgent demands, and alleged undue influence - #588

Author: Chris Eddy May 29, 2026 Duration: 21:56
Send us Fan Mail Coming up today: Victorian Councils press their advocacy priorities - with hooning, road conditions and police numbers among the demandsA governance emergency in New South Wales has councils scrambling to roll back new meeting rulesA NSW MP accused of undue influence on council operationsA new CEO appointed to run two Tasmanian councilsIn WA, a commissioner appointed to Carnarvon Shire, and a Council CEO calls timeA $400M housing incentive fund for NZ Councilsand another Cana...

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