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Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, Money

Subscription traps, dodgy deals and hidden fees to go

blankby AAPOctober 16, 2024

Subscription traps, manipulative sales tactics and hidden fees could be banned under proposed federal laws.

Posted inGlen Innes, Local Government Elections 2024, Local politics

Another Mayor bites the dust: Banham quits GISC after losing 4-3

blankby RK CrosbyOctober 10, 2024

Less than 24 hours after Kate Dight rolled Paul Harmon as Mayor of Inverell Shire, Margot Davis defeated Rob Banham to be elected Mayor of Glen Innes Severn… and Banham promptly quit council entirely.

Posted inArmidale Regional, Inverell Shire, Local Government Elections 2024, Narrabri Shire, Tenterfield Shire, Walcha

Surprise twist as mayors start being elected

blankby RK CrosbyOctober 10, 2024

Five of the New England’s 12 councils have elected their Mayor and Deputy Mayor for the first two year term.

Posted inFederal Politics, Social issues and services

Children will just lie about their age to evade YouTube, socials ban

blankby AAPOctober 6, 2024

A teenage media proprietor says young Australians need to know more about a proposed social media ban as it could impact their education.

Posted inArmidale Regional, Local Government Elections 2024, Moree Plains Shire, Narrabri Shire, Toomelah

Voting irregularity in Toomelah may trigger Moree re-run

blankby RK CrosbyOctober 1, 2024

43 of Toomelah’s 187 residents, only 6 of whom do not identify as Aboriginal, showed up to vote on September 14. Only 3 had their votes counted.

Posted inLocal Government Elections 2024, Tamworth Regional

Tamworth Regional Council election results

blankby RK CrosbySeptember 30, 2024

The Greens have been elected to the Tamworth Regional Council. So has a guy previously endorsed by an anti-vaxxer organisation. And a few other ideological viewpoints in between. Incumbents Bede […]

Posted inLocal Government Elections 2024, Narrabri Shire

Narrabri Shire Council election results

blankby RK CrosbySeptember 30, 2024

A recount may not be out of the questions after a very unusual count in Narrabri saw 5 candidates elected on the last distribution

Posted inLocal Government Elections 2024, Moree Plains Shire

Moree Plains Shire Council election results

blankby RK CrosbySeptember 30, 2024

Moree Plains Shire Council will be very different going forward.

Posted inInverell Shire, Local Government Elections 2024

Inverell Shire Council election results

blankby RK CrosbySeptember 30, 2024

No surprises in Inverell, result is as it was on election night.

Posted inLiverpool Plains Shire, Local Government Elections 2024

Liverpool Plains Council election results: Hawkins gone

blankby RK CrosbySeptember 30, 2024

In a shock result, Liverpool Plains Shire mayor Doug Hawkins has failed to be re-elected to council.

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