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Case dismissed, exclusion order dropped, and an existential threat – #648

  • An assault charge dismissed against Yarra’s mayor
  • A council’s open letter to the community about a controversial funding source
  • Leeton consults on Special Rate Variation proposals
  • A media exclusion order dropped after five months
  • Data centre powers stripped from Queensland councils
  • No charges over Hobart’s snack-gate scandal
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Coober Pedy council to remain in administration, with no new end date

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