Commissioner call, cost blowout, and a standoff continues

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On the Local Government News Roundup for 23rd November 2024:

• Experienced councillors take on mayoral duties in the latest batch of election results
• A call from rural Victoria for a new Federal Local Government Commissioner
• Snowy Monaro announces an interim CEO appointment
• A major cost blowout for a Sydney council project could lead to substantial rate increases
• The Queensland government suspends a controversial mayor on full pay
• A Tasmanian mayor found in breach of the councillor code of conduct
• Controversy in Darwin over the status of a Cyclone Tracy commemorative monument
• The staggering level of debt revealed at a small UK council
• and a standoff continues at a Canadian council over a refusal to swear allegiance to the King

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1. Commissioner call, cost blowout, and a standoff continues (00:00:00)

2. Victorian Roundup (00:02:33)

3. National Roundup (00:09:49)

4. [Ad] Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies - The Beltway Briefing (00:12:20)

5. (Cont.) National Roundup (00:12:59)

6. Global Roundup (00:20:59)