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Send a textIn this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:Councils in a “game of chicken” with the state governmentWyndham calls out a spate of online racismConcerning trends in local government finances across NSWA council chambers closed after an asbestos discoverySecret recordings lead to a governance crisis in CairnsAn Australian first as Launceston gets set to introduce a four day working weekand Perth’s Lord Mayor responds to the leaking of a damning internal reportAll of that and more just ahead on Australia’s number one local government podcast.Also today - Jonathon Marsden, a former Mayor and two term councillor at Hobsons Bay, joins Chris for a chat as part of the Summer SeriesFollow the Local Government News Roundup newsfeeds on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iceigfwtgnrhmjzhw4xk47ba/lists/3m6uxv6nxko2q Support the showThe Local Government News Roundup is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, the national broadcaster on all things local government; with support from Symphony3 - simple, connected customer experiences; and Rath Engineering Development - smarter local government systems built from real on-the-ground experience.Links for stories referenced in the podcast can be found in the transcript, or by visiting the Roundup website.Support the Roundup and get access to special episodes and regular breaking news updates by becoming a subscriber for around $5 per month. ($3 USD) Click here to subscribe now.
