“Lower the temperature,” dysfunctional councillors, and a landslide win - #576

Local Government News Roundup · Apr 19, 2026 · 27m

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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

a landslide win for Newcastle’s new Lord Mayor

councillors plan a motion of no-confidence in Wyndham’s mayor

a $3B election call from a group of regional councils

a mayor calls for a lowering of the temperature after a family car is firebombed

a councillor sensationally resigns, branding her colleagues as dysfunctional

a last minute settlement of an unfair dismissal claim at a Tasmanian council, and

a first of its kind deepfake detection pilot launched in England ahead of local elections

Plus the Roundup Flashback machine…