Newcastle News
POLITICAL TENSION MOUNTS AHEAD OF NEWCASTLE COUNCIL BY-ELECTION
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Two days out from Newcastle Council’s ward three by-election, political tension is mounting.
Independent candidate Kathy Elliott has vowed to scrap council’s proposed 46.9 per cent rate hike if elected – something the Lord Mayor has labelled a “media stunt”.
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