Councillor elected fraudulently,tribunal finds,but voters won’t have to go back to the polls

Councillor elected fraudulently,tribunal finds,but voters won’t have to go back to the polls

The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal found the current Merri-bek councillors were properly elected.

  • byRachel Eddie

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Former Labor councillor ‘unduly elected’ through voter fraud:VEC
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Former Labor councillor ‘unduly elected’ through voter fraud:VEC

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.

  • byRachel Eddie
DNA allegedly links former Moreland councillor to electoral fraud,court hears

DNA allegedly links former Moreland councillor to electoral fraud,court hears

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.

  • byErin Pearson
Failed mayoral candidate claimed his COVID message cost him election

Failed mayoral candidate claimed his COVID message cost him election

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.

  • byToby Crockford
Councillor resigns following electoral fraud charges as VCAT mulls fresh election
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Councillor resigns following electoral fraud charges as VCAT mulls fresh election

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.

  • byRachel Eddie
Labor considers expelling councillor charged with vote tampering

Labor considers expelling councillor charged with vote tampering

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.

  • byRachel Eddie
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Byrne set to return to Inner West mayoralty as Labor gains majority

Byrne set to return to Inner West mayoralty as Labor gains majority

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.

  • byAngus Thompson andMatt O'Sullivan
Incompetence of NSW Electoral Commission a risk to our democracy
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Incompetence of NSW Electoral Commission a risk to our democracy

The well-funded NSW Electoral Commission should be overhauled after chaotic local government elections which left many candidates,voters and volunteers scratching their heads.

  • byCatherine Cusack
Voters in Sydney’s north strongly favour directly electing mayor

Voters in Sydney’s north strongly favour directly electing mayor

A popular vote for mayor is expected to help break deadlocks between progressive and conservative blocs on council.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
NSW council elections LIVE updates:Clover Moore confident of historic fifth term as Sydney lord mayor;website crash hampers online voting

NSW council elections LIVE updates:Clover Moore confident of historic fifth term as Sydney lord mayor;website crash hampers online voting

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.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
Sydney lord mayor Clover Moore set to secure fifth term despite swing against her

Sydney lord mayor Clover Moore set to secure fifth term despite swing against her

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.

  • byMegan Gorrey,Matt O'Sullivan andAngus Thompson