Petty squabbles, heightened tensions and sex scandals

In this episode of the Local Government News Roundup,
New reforms announced to deal with councillor conduct in Victoria;
Winners and losers emerge from the federal government’s infrastructure funding review;
The Israel-Gaza conflict continues to impact on councils and communities locally;
More councils take a stand against government cost-shifting and the imposition of planning reforms;
Catch up on the latest mayoral election results;
The shock resignation of a long-term mayor;
Voluntary council mergers proposed in the final report on Tasmania’s local government review;
and sex scandals cost a mayor and a city manager their jobs at two separate councils in the US.

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