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Democracy manifest: The bikini entrepreneur who wants to be deputy lord mayor
Multi-millionaire Triangl Swimwear co-founder Erin Deering is putting her hand up at the City of Melbourne council election. The first thing people say to her when they hear is, ‘Why would you do that?’
- by Cara Waters
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The innocuous vote that exposed the murky world of council donations
How a debate about an “ugly duckling” South Yarra apartment building offered a peek into the largely hidden world of campaign donations at City of Melbourne.
- by Cara Waters and Rachael Dexter
Lord mayoral candidate Arron Wood promises rate freeze
The former deputy lord mayor thinks he might be “slightly looney” to be running for the city’s top job again, but he’s back and promising to freeze rates if he is elected to Town Hall.
- by Cara Waters
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Jamal Hakim to run for Melbourne Lord Mayor and push to reveal donors
Independent councillor says he won’t accept donations from property developers, tobacco companies, gambling companies or weapons companies.
- by Cara Waters
‘Chaotic, stressful’: Shocking Queensland council election fails revealed
An unexpected crunch on March 16 forced voters to queue for up to three hours, while ballot paper shortages meant some didn’t vote at all, a new report reveals.
- by Felicity Caldwell
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Three votes, Kouta: Carlton champ mulls run for Melbourne Lord Mayor
Blues legend Anthony Koutoufides is weighing up a run for Lord Mayor of Melbourne in the upcoming October council elections.
- by Cara Waters and Broede Carmody
‘Inexcusable mistake’ forces redo of first Brisbane council meeting
With election results finalised, Brisbane City Hall hosted its first gathering of new and old councillors. Except it was a false start.
- by Matt Dennien
How the dust has settled on Queensland's council elections
Three weeks on from the statewide vote, new faces are being sworn in and more than one-third of local government roles in the south-east have changed hands.
- by Matt Dennien
Perspective
Road to Brisbane 2032
The 48 hours that will see a political reset and an Olympic restart
By Monday night, Premier Steven Miles will have lost a seat in parliament, seen another become vulnerable, and been left to decide whether Brisbane can even afford an Olympic stadium.
- by Sean Parnell
LNP confident of majority rule in City Hall, despite potential losses
Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner is confident he will not have to contend with a hostile council chamber, as the LNP remained on track to win a majority in City Hall.
- by Cameron Atfield
Brisbane Council election 2024 LIVE updates: LNP’s Schrinner returned as Brisbane lord mayor, Greens set to pick up Paddington ward
What’s happening in wards across the city and in the race to be lord mayor as Brisbane votes in the 2024 council election.
- by Rosanna Ryan, Felicity Caldwell and Sean Parnell