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Bathurst Regional Council held its mayoral election on Thursday afternoon. Cr Taylor was placed in the city's top job with the support of all except two councillors, Ian North and Warren Aubin, while Cr Ben Fry was elected as his deputy.
December, 2021
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23 December
Byrne set to return to Inner West mayoralty as Labor gains majority
Controversial former mayor commits to pushing for a demerger of the Inner West, the City of Sydney swears in a new council and Ryde looks set to change hands.
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23 December
'Nothing's been good enough': Biden admits Covid testing has fallen short
It’s a shift from Biden’s answers about testing shortages yesterday, which were defensive. “What took so long is it didn’t take long at all,” he told reporters Tuesday w
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23 December
Karen Andrews warns of two points of ‘considerable concern’ amid the rising threat of extremism
Home Affair Minister Karen Andrews has raised two points of “considerable concern” in the war against terrorism as Australia’s risk level escalates following the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan.
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23 December
New Committee for Greater Shepparton boss appointed
Lindy Nieuwenhuizen has been appointed to the role of chief executive officer of the Committee for Greater Shepparton.
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23 December
S.Korea holds talks with China amid spat with Taiwan
Senior South Korean diplomats will hold talks with Chinese counterparts on Thursday following a diplomatic spat with Taiwan over its cancellation of the attendance by a senior Taipei official for a business forum in Seoul last week.
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23 December
Sen Manchin Makes Demand Before Supporting Biden’s Spending Plan
Manchin said the bill must include a work requirement in order to ensure accountability before he gives his approval.
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23 December
Greg Hunt slams Anthony Albanese’s 'inappropriate' calls for booster interval to be reduced
The federal Health Minister has launched a scathing attack on the Opposition Leader saying he is “not fit to be Prime Minister”.
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23 December
Senator Don Farrell’s secret fight for life after ‘serious’ Covid infection
Veteran South Australian Senator Don Farrell is recovering at home after a secret battle in hospital with a “serious” Covid infection. Despite being double vaccinated, the Labor Senator has revealed that the virus hit him much harder than he was initially prepared to share publicly.
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23 December
Gay Trump Supporter Brandon Straka Convicted In January 6 US Capitol Riot Case
Gay Trump supporter Brandon Straka in a video from the January 6 US Capitol riots said, “we’re going in” and urged other rioters to take a shield from a police officer.