A forged signature, a cyber attack, and an atrocious price tag - #591

About this episode

This episode covers various local government issues including homelessness, a forged signature scandal, a cyber attack, and budget discussions.

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode: Council leaders sleeping out to highlight homelessnessA former CEO admits forging a signature on her employment contractDemergers press ahead in NSWA cyber attack against a Sydney council under investigationAn inquiry into Queensland’s councillor complaints systemSunshine Coast’s tough new budgetHobart headed for a wide open Lord Mayoral election raceand a row in Adelaide over the site for a relocated MotoGPand much more local government news from across A...

People in this episode

Host: Chris Eddy

Topics covered

• homelessness
• cyber attack
• council complaints
• budgeting
• local elections
• government news

Keywords

• homelessness
• cyber attack
• Queensland
• budget
• local government
• council complaints
• elections

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NSW

Places: Sydney, Queensland, Sunshine Coast, Hobart, Adelaide

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