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Council suspended after GM sacked in wake of mayoral vote hat-draw blunder

Caitlan Charles and Claire Simmonds · ABC News (AU)

Published 16 Oct 2026, 1:15 pm·1 h ago·1 min read

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A northern NSW council has been suspended for three months in the wake of a hat-drawn voting debacle in which the wrong candidate was declared mayor.

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