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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

Councils in a “game of chicken” with the state government
Wyndham calls out a spate of online racism
Concerning trends in local government finances across NSW
A council chambers closed after an asbestos discovery
Secret recordings lead to a governance crisis in Cairns
An Australian first as Launceston gets set to introduce a four day working week
and Perth’s Lord Mayor responds to the leaking of a damning internal report

All 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 Series

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"Game of chicken", concerning trend, and 4 day week first - ft. Jonathon Marsden #544

Local Government News Roundup