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

Local Government News Roundup · Apr 19, 2026 · 28m

Send us Fan MailIn this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:a landslide win for Newcastle’s new Lord Mayorcouncillors plan a motion of no-confidence in Wyndham’s mayora $3B election call from a group of regional councilsa mayor calls for a lowering of the temperature after a family car is firebombeda councillor sensationally resigns, branding her colleagues as dysfunctionala last minute settlement of an unfair dismissal claim at a Tasmanian council, anda first of its kind deepfake detection pilot launched in England ahead of local electionsPlus the Roundup Flashback machine takes us…