A south-west Sydney council facing allegations of "maladministration and/or corruption" has lost its court bid to stop the New South Wales government from launching a public inquiry into its operations. The Land and Environment court ruled in favour of Local Government Minister Ron Hoenig on Monday afternoon, affirming his powers to investigate Liverpool City Council and clearing the way for …
Liverpool Council has been given a week to prove why it should not be suspended after an investigation found "widespread and serious concerns about dysfunction" within the council. Mr Hoenig said examples included "interference in the procurement process, or mechanisms to get around council's procurement processes to pay a consultant $1.4 million without complying with the procurement processes". "People of …