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Pink Ops clique, a stunning backflip, and unnecessary secrecy – #585

  • A mixed bag for councils in the Federal Budget
  • ICAC probes a Pink Ops clique at Parramatta Council
  • A Queensland mayor goes on medical leave
  • An urgent call for funding reform from a rural council
  • A new study reveals the pressures on councils to respond to a homelessness crisis
  • Domestic violence charges dropped against a local mayor
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