The voters affected by the NSW Liberal council fiasco

The voters affected by the NSW Liberal council fiasco

Over 130 Liberal candidates in 16 councils have not been nominated for next month’s election. See whether your local council has been affected.

  • byNick Newling

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Liberals’ local government fiasco must never happen again

Liberals’ local government fiasco must never happen again

The NSW Liberal Party’s local government election fiasco borders on the comical,but there must be consequences.

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‘Shocked,gutted,in disbelief’:Liberal blame game erupts over council catastrophe

‘Shocked,gutted,in disbelief’:Liberal blame game erupts over council catastrophe

State director Richard Shields has dismissed calls for his resignation as “premature” after the party failed to register many candidates for local government elections next month.

  • byAlexandra Smith,Max Maddison,Megan Gorrey andAnthony Segaert
Liberals’ spectacular council failure could not have been more disastrous
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Liberals’ spectacular council failure could not have been more disastrous

The Liberal party’s grand plan to storm the northern beaches in this year’s local government elections is now in tatters.

  • byAlexandra Smith
NSW Liberals in chaos as party fails to nominate council candidates

NSW Liberals in chaos as party fails to nominate council candidates

The Liberal Party will be missing from local council elections including Lane Cove,Northern Beaches,Camden and Wollongong after an administrative error.

  • byMax Maddison,Alexandra Smith andMegan Gorrey
Ugly stoush over dogs on multimillion-dollar stretch of beach

Ugly stoush over dogs on multimillion-dollar stretch of beach

A local council is struggling to keep the peace amid a furious dispute over off-leash dogs on an idyllic NSW beach.

  • byCatherine Naylor
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‘More North Korea than North Sydney’:Fury over new social media rules

‘More North Korea than North Sydney’:Fury over new social media rules

Councillor and former mayor Jilly Gibson has declared she won’t abide by new social media rules she believes are targeted at her administration of a local Facebook page.

  • byMichael Koziol
The Liberals want more women to run. This one was told to ‘go on a crash diet’

The Liberals want more women to run. This one was told to ‘go on a crash diet’

Jemma Tribe said she was “disillusioned” in a fiery letter to the party this week – again shining the spotlight on female representation in Liberal ranks.

  • byMegan Gorrey
Liverpool Council to take Minns government to court over looming suspension
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Liverpool Council to take Minns government to court over looming suspension

Mayor Ned Mannoun says an injunction will be sought to prevent the suspension and postponement of the September local government election.

  • byMax Maddison,Kate McClymont andBen Cubby
‘We’ll be living with these’:The renewable-energy blitz dividing regional towns

‘We’ll be living with these’:The renewable-energy blitz dividing regional towns

Australia’s renewable energy rollout is facing headwinds in the very communities it needs on board. For the switch to succeed,they need a bigger stake in it.

  • byJames Button
Sydney councils that drag heels on housing DA claim there are good reasons

Sydney councils that drag heels on housing DA claim there are good reasons

Councils pinged as the slowest in Sydney at assessing development applications say there are several reasons why they rank poorly on a new league table.

  • byMichael Koziol andMegan Gorrey