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Blurred lines, voting fraud, and a surveillance culture – #586

  • No end in sight for Wyndham’s mayoral saga
  • Councillors slam an MP’s blurring of “fact and fiction”
  • Voting fraud claims rock Whittlesea by‑election
  • Glen Eira wins higher rates rise
  • ICAC’s Parramatta inquiry alleges a fear, surveillance culture
  • Council CEO comings and goings in five states
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