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Suspected vote tampering, a CEO quits, and a monitor extension request – #629

  • Kingston by-election result sent to VCAT over alleged postal vote tampering
  • Latrobe welcomes a new councillor
  • North Sydney’s new pool shut days after a long-awaited reopening
  • New powers for NSW Councils as nation-first shared e-bike laws come into effect
  • QLD Government may step in over Moreton Bay’s homelessness camp trial
  • Barunga West Council’s CEO quits after five months
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