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Sali’s preselection, political theatre, and a public censure – #637

  • Victorian Councils welcome a pledge to reinstate country roads and bridges funding
  • Another mayor to step aside ahead of the state election
  • A NSW council to remove indigenous references from gateway signage
  • Accusations of political theatre in northern Queensland
  • A deferred vote on removing Welcome to Country from a council’s meetings
  • A surge in racist abuse as Tasmania’s council elections approach
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