The ex-Adelaide mother facing the death penalty in Arizona over her stepdaughter’s murder has given her first detailed interview after a judge ordered her to face trial — despite errors from police investigating the case.
The state’s highest paid council boss was suspended over bullying claims after an internal “coup” plot, it is claimed, as the local authority brings in a fourth law firm to help battle the mounting crisis.
Mal Hemmerling was the business heavyweight of international renown who promised a new era of leadership for the northern suburbs. But Playford Council’s highly paid boss is now suspended amid allegations of bullying and harassment. Andrew Hough and Renato Castello investigate.
A feud between the state’s highest-paid council boss and his employer must be resolved quickly for ratepayers’ sake, says the State Opposition.
Tensions within an embattled Adelaide council’s senior ranks led to a secret review of manager conduct uncovering a “culture of bullying”, leaked correspondence shows.
THE new acting CEO of Playford Council — replacing Mal Hemmerling, who has been placed on leave amid disputed claims of “bullying and harassment” — himself faced the prospect of being stood down over the way the inquiry was conducted.
THE state’s highest paid council boss is at war with his employer, threatening to sue for defamation just days after he was stood down from his job over allegations of bullying.
THE disgraced regional mayor of one of the state’s biggest councils was refusing to stand aside yesterday despite the public sector watchdog’s scathing findings into his ratepayer-funded overseas trips to visit an online girlfriend.
A REGIONAL mayor who met up with his online girlfriend during ratepayer-funded overseas trip to the Philippines has been found guilty of maladministration and misconduct, in a scathing report by the State Ombudsman.
IT WAS the royal tour that started with a bang due to their surprise baby news. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are now returning home to face their biggest challenge yet.
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