"Subverting democracy", councillors suspended and accosted - #525

"Subverting democracy", councillors suspended and accosted - #525

35:51 Dec 4, 2025
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Send a textIn this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:A Merri-bek councillor to be suspended for misconductA councillor accosted in public over a controversial pool decisionThe NSW Council set to fly the Palestinian flagEnvironmental vandalism under investigation by Noosa CouncilA Queensland council’s calls for help with a recent crime spikeA South Australian mayor resigns, effective immediatelyand Perth’s Lord Mayor abandons a controversial workplace culture reviewAll of that and more just ahead on Australia’s number one local government podcast.Plus we go live to Las Vegas in the states where Fergal Coleman from Symphony3 is at the AWS reInvent conference getting the lowdown of where AI technology is taking us in the very near future. 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.
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