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There is no longer a clear majority faction on the Adelaide City Council following the resignation of Team Adelaide architect Houssam Abiad – but divisions appear no less acute.
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UPDATED | Former Deputy Lord Mayor and central ward councillor Houssam Abiad has resigned from the council after 10 years to focus on “emerging business interests” in Australia and overseas.
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Months of factional bickering and abuse at Town Hall has prompted Lord Mayor Sandy Verschoor to use the year’s last meeting to call on Adelaide City councillors to reflect on their “blatant displays of disruptive, inappropriate or offensive behaviours” over the Christmas break.
UPDATED | South Australia’s ‘late night code’ will face a comprehensive review as senior Liberals push for an end to the contentious ‘lockout laws’ introduced by the former Labor government in a bid to curb alcohol-fuelled violence in the city’s west.
Deputy Lord Mayor Houssam Abiad will push the city council to commit what he says will be about $15 million towards completing the half-finished Victoria Square redevelopment by 2026.
Deputy Lord Mayor Houssam Abiad says he is willing to make a last-ditch attempt to force Adelaide Oval management to publicly consult on its $42 million Oval Hotel before construction starts.
The Adelaide City Council has knocked back a call to investigate cutting the cost of ratepayer-funded civic receptions following a warning it could give Town Hall a “Calvinistic” reputation.
