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A surprise departure, Captain Cook safe, and ticketless parking quashed – #661

  • The latest mayoral election results from Victoria
  • Councils react to a government reversal on the sale of defence land
  • A surprise CEO departure
  • Sutherland Shire quashes speculation about its iconic Captain Cook logo
  • Gold Coast staff set to rally against the council’s latest wage offer today
  • South Australian councils to lose the power to issue ticketless parking fines
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