“Lower the temperature,” dysfunctional councillors, and a landslide win - #576

“Lower the temperature,” dysfunctional councillors, and a landslide win - #576

Author: Chris Eddy April 20, 2026 Duration: 28:18
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: a landslide win for Newcastle’s new Lord Mayorcouncillors plan a motion of no-confidence in Wyndham’s mayora $3B election call from a group of regional councilsa mayor calls for a lowering of the temperature after a family car is firebombeda councillor sensationally resigns, branding her colleagues as dysfunctionala last minute settlement of an unfair dismissal claim at a Tasmanian council, anda first of its kind deepfake ...

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