The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal found the current Merri-bek councillors were properly elected.
The Victorian Electoral Commission said residents in Melbourne’s northern suburbs should not be forced back to the polls,despite arguing Milad El-Halabi was elected through voter fraud in 2020.
Lawyers for Milad El-Halabi and two of his family members accused of conspiring to rig an election result will question forensic experts after the trio’s DNA was allegedly found on ballot material.
Donald Innes lost the 2020 Sunshine Coast mayoral race by more than 65,000 votes,and after mounting a legal challenge,he’s now lost his court case too.
A new councillor will be elected to Moreland City Council following the resignation of Milad El-Halabi after fraud charges were laid against him last week.
Labor councillor Milad El-Halabi is among three people charged as part of an investigation into allegedly fraudulent ballots cast in the Moreland Council election.
Controversial former mayor commits to pushing for a demerger of the Inner West,the City of Sydney swears in a new council and Ryde looks set to change hands.
The well-funded NSW Electoral Commission should be overhauled after chaotic local government elections which left many candidates,voters and volunteers scratching their heads.
A popular vote for mayor is expected to help break deadlocks between progressive and conservative blocs on council.
Sydney lord mayor Clover Moore is fighting for a historic fifth term at Town Hall as voters head to the polls today for 124 councils across the state.
The swing against Clover Moore came as voters across the state faced a brief crash in the online voting system and long queues at some polling booths.