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Today on the Roundup,

A developer loses his latest bid to stop the release of IBAC’s Operation Sandon report, as reports emerge of a plan to strip decision making powers from councils;

Two councils reject proposals for overseas delegations;

A council apologises for distressing ‘eviction’ letters;

A council CEO’s employment terminated over allegations;

Calls for an investigation into allegations about a Council CEO’s relationship with a serial letter to the editor writer ;

And in a Roundup exclusive, the WA council bringing the first trackless tram to Australia.

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