Well, the vote is in. Maitland City Council has decided to send a bold package of motions to the Local Government NSW Conference. From fixing the unfair waste levy, to doubling recycling refunds, to defending freedom of energy choice, this was common-sense stuff.
But buried inside that package was the motion that actually matters most to struggling families across Maitland: immigration levels during a housing crisis. And that’s where things got ugly.
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