Budget reaction, and banning same-sex library books and apostrophes

Local Government News Roundup

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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

• Sector reaction to the Victorian state budget
• The latest Victorian council to come under monitor oversight
• A deputy mayor apologises for disrespectful comments
• A council’s library funding under threat after it bans books on same-sex parenting
• A NSW mayor to call time in September
• An Adelaide councillor to be cross-examined in a long running election court case
• The NZ MP continuing to do double duty as a Councillor
• And the council banning the use of apostrophes on signs

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Chapters

1. Budget reaction, and banning same-sex library books and apostrophes (00:00:00)

2. Victorian Roundup (00:02:20)

3. National Roundup (00:09:32)

4. Global Roundup (00:16:25)