Mayor Andy Foster has announced an independent review of the council's governance.

It comes after a shambolic Long Term Plan meeting, concerns over selling part of the central library and a letter to the Auditor General.

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21 Nov: Alice Guo has been sentenced to life in prison for human trafficking in the Philippines

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