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A forged signature, a cyber attack, and an atrocious price tag – #591

  • Council leaders sleeping out to highlight homelessness
  • A former CEO admits forging a signature on her employment contract
  • Demergers press ahead in NSW
  • A cyber attack against a Sydney council under investigation
  • An inquiry into Queensland’s councillor complaints system
  • Sunshine Coast’s tough new budget
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