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City council gag order swept under the rug

After two weeks of community backlash, Adelaide City Council has voted to overturn its controversial gag rule on elected members – albeit after silencing debate.

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The numbers have it: how bloc voting splits Adelaide City Council

SPECIAL REPORT: Adelaide City Council’s majority Team Adelaide faction has voted together for more than 90 per cent of motions this council term, with business, heritage, transport and road infrastructure proposals among the most likely to get the team’s tick of approval.

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City gag order faces legal challenge - if it survives another week

Adelaide City councillor Anne Moran says she will take the council to court – and ask for reimbursement for her legal fees – in the unlikely chance the council votes to keep a controversial gag rule in its standing orders.

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City council set to overturn controversial gag order

Two Adelaide City councillors – including one from the majority Team Adelaide faction – will propose the council remove its newly-installed gag rule on elected members following widespread criticism from the public and media.

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"It’s the law - they’re not allowed to do it": Former minister weighs in on gag order

The former minister who introduced the Act that governs the Adelaide City Council insists a newly-installed gag rule on elected members is unlawful and anti-democratic.