A proposed change to the Northern Territory’s Local Government Act would make it so that councillors – rather than voters – choose their mayor, as the government seeks feedback from the public.
The proposal would affect the councils of Darwin, Palmerston, Litchfield, Katherine, Alice Springs and Barkly – about a third of all councils in the NT – that currently elect their mayors via popular vote.
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