In 45 years of contesting elections,Clover Moore has never lost one – or even looked like losing one. And nothing has changed after Saturday’s local elections.
The NSW Opposition Leader Mark Speakman has lost his battle in the Peter Dutton-led takeover of the Liberals.
Saturday’s local government elections could be a grassroots referendum on housing reform with some ratepayers concerned they are being asked to unfairly shoulder the burden of dealing with the housing crisis.
The state government says it has a mandate for change on new housing. At local level,Saturday’s candidates up for election are uneasy about it.
From Bayside to Parramatta,there’s a new wave of independent candidates who appear to be mirroring the success of the teals in Canberra. But there’s one big difference.
If Andrew Thaler is elected on Saturday there’s a problem:He is barred from the council’s office to protect the safety of staff.
One has been elected unopposed already,while the rest are hoping to win you over at Saturday’s local council elections.
As voters go to the polls on Saturday,we explore what’s at stake in the 2024 NSW local government elections.
And after weeks of rigorous debate,intense competition and some classic council chaos,it comes down to this. Here’s everything you need to know.
Millions of voters will determine who controls the state’s 128 local councils on Saturday. Here are some of the crucial power struggles to watch.
Mandeep Singh had his own council nomination mishap – except his mistake did not have the same diabolical outcome as that of his Liberal Party colleagues.