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Ipswich City Council by-election to use first-past-the-post on the same day as Queensland state election
Division 4 voters are set to vote using an electoral system rarely seen in Australia.

The history and rise of local governments in Australia
How a patchwork of municipalities became the third tier of government.

Cairns councillor quits Socialist Alliance to join Greens
Rob Pyne was re-elected in March and previously served as a Labor MP in the Queensland parliament.

Conflict of interests and part-time politicians
Councillor by day, white-collar worker by night. With all local government election results declared by the Electoral Commission of...


The complicated world of local government candidates
Council candidates cannot be neatly divided between party members and independents.
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