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The Adelaide City Council has axed over 100 full-time jobs since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, while cutting hundreds more casual, trainee and temporary roles, as it grapples with a multi-million dollar hit from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Adelaide City Council could lose up to $30 million in income over the next three months as a result of COVID-19, prompting its executive to consider raising the council’s debt ceiling and pausing projects and services to deal with the “massive” financial blow.
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