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The next local government elections across Australia 🇦🇺

NT: August 2025
WA: October 2025 (periodic)
TAS: October 2026
SA: November 2026
QLD: March 2028
NSW: September 2028
VIC: October 2028

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Upper Hunter councillor and gambling whistleblower Troy Stolz has resigned from One Nation, just four days after joining the party
https://t.co/ro4aedZw2L

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Upper Hunter councillor and gambling whistleblower Troy Stolz has announced he's joined Pauline Hanson's One Nation
https://t.co/x3fDmZm2p5

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Former Katter's Australian MP Nick Dametto – who is no longer a member of the party – has easily won a by-election to become Townsville mayor, 6 News projects

Dametto leads with 62% of primary votes, while previous mayor Troy Thompson is fifth out of nine candidates with 5%

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One Nation has gained a councillor in Victoria, while also confirming to @6NewsAU their interest in contesting next year's Tasmanian local government elections
https://t.co/WzQJSn9gK3

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NT: Kon Vatskalis is refusing to concede the Darwin Lord Mayor election, claiming "electoral fraud" has occurred, despite conceding yesterday

Last week, Vatskalis lodged formal complaints relating to claims of fake how-to-vote cards being circulated (per NT News)

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#BREAKING 🚨 Former NT deputy chief minister Peter Styles has been elected Lord Mayor of Darwin and defeated Kon Vatskalis, who suffered a 36% primary vote swing against him

Vatskalis didn't make the two-candidate-preferred, with Styles winning with 53.3% against Julie Fraser

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As expected, the Greens have also just won a SECOND council seat in Alice Springs

Aia Newport has been elected to council after Hill's preferences were distributed following the mayoral victory

However, Greens have also LOST their seat on Darwin's 3-member Chan Ward

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#BREAKING 🚨 Former NT deputy chief minister Peter Styles has been elected Lord Mayor of Darwin and defeated Kon Vatskalis, who suffered a 36% primary vote swing against him

Vatskalis didn't make the two-candidate-preferred, with Styles winning with 53.3% against Julie Fraser

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ALICE SPRINGS - Mayor

🟩 Asta Hill: 33.3%
⬜️ Eli Melky: 31.0%
⬜️ Lisa-Marie Burgoyne: 20.9%
⬜️ Louis Miller: 5.9%
⬜️ Michelle Pettit: 4.4%
⬜️ Wayne Wright: 2.7%
⬜️ Paul Cato: 1.8%

Two-candidate-preferred
🟩 Asta Hill: 50.3%
⬜️ Eli Melky: 49.7%

FINAL RESULT

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#BREAKING 🚨 Greens candidate Asta Hill has been elected Mayor of Alice Springs following the distribution of preferences

🟩 Asta Hill (GRN): 50.3%
⬜️ Eli Melky (IND): 49.7%

Hill becomes first Greens mayor in the NT ever

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QLD: Your guide to the Division 11 (Moreton Bay) by-election https://t.co/f6wrotsN2t

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DARWIN - Lord Mayor

⬜️ Peter Styles: 22.8%
⬜️ Kon Vatskalis: 20.7%
⬜️ Sylvia Klonaris: 10.9%
⬜️ Julie Fraser: 10.8%
⬜️ Sam Weston: 9.8%
⬜️ Others: 25.0%

58.2% counted

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ALICE SPRINGS - Mayor

🟩 Asta Hill: 33.2%
⬜️ Eli Melky: 31.6%
⬜️ Lisa-Marie Burgoyne: 21.0%
⬜️ Louis Miller: 5.7%
⬜️ Michelle Pettit: 4.3%
⬜️ Wayne Wright: 2.4%
⬜️ Paul Cato: 1.8%

51.1% counted [postal votes now included]

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ALICE SPRINGS - Mayor

🟩 Asta Hill: 33.4%
⬜️ Eli Melky: 31.6%
⬜️ Lisa-Marie Burgoyne: 20.8%
⬜️ Louis Miller: 5.7%
⬜️ Michelle Pettit: 4.3%
⬜️ Wayne Wright: 2.4%
⬜️ Paul Cato: 1.8%

49.7% counted

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Counting in the NT local elections is resuming this morning, although the vast majority of voters are already in – meaning the next big step is the distribution of preferences

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NT LOCAL ELECTIONS UPDATE:

- Greens GAIN Alice Springs council seat, but will wait for preferences to see if they win mayoralty
- 37% swing AGAINST Darwin Lord Mayor Kon Vatskalis, but he's not out of the race yet
https://t.co/wtn3fjk4hN

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PALMERSTON - Mayor

⬜️ Athina Pascoe-Bell: 50.4%
⬜️ Rob Waters: 20.6%
⬜️ Dani Eveleigh: 12.9%
⬜️ Cindy Mebbingarri Roberts: 8.4%
⬜️ Raj Samson Rajwin: 6.5%
⬜️ Appa Rao Adari: 1.2%

48.0% counted

6 News projects Athina Pascoe-Bell RE-ELECTED ✅

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NT LOCAL ELECTIONS UPDATE:

- Greens GAIN Alice Springs council seat, but will wait for preferences to see if they win mayoralty
- 37% swing AGAINST Darwin Lord Mayor Kon Vatskalis, but he's not out of the race yet
https://t.co/wtn3fjk4hN

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DARWIN - Lord Mayor

⬜️ Peter Styles: 23.0%
⬜️ Kon Vatskalis: 20.6%
⬜️ Sylvia Klonaris: 11.0%
⬜️ Julie Fraser: 11.0%
⬜️ Sam Weston: 9.7%
⬜️ Others: 24.7%

55.0% counted

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ALICE SPRINGS - Mayor

🟩 Asta Hill: 32.6%
⬜️ Eli Melky: 31.5%
⬜️ Lisa-Marie Burgoyne: 21.7%
⬜️ Louis Miller: 5.7%
⬜️ Michelle Pettit: 4.3%
⬜️ Wayne Wright: 2.4%
⬜️ Paul Cato: 1.7%

49.6% counted

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DARWIN - Lord Mayor

⬜️ Peter Styles: 22.1%
⬜️ Kon Vatskalis: 22.0%
⬜️ Sam Weston: 15.4%
⬜️ Julie Fraser: 8.7%
⬜️ Sylvia Klonaris: 8.3%
⬜️ Others: 23.5%

11.1% counted

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DARWIN - Waters Ward (3 to be elected)

⬜️ Patrik Ralph: 25.8%
⬜️ Sylvia Klonaris: 23.3%
⬜️ Kim Farrar: 19.4%
⬜️ Mirella Fejo: 11.4%
⬜️ Robin Lawrence: 8.4%
⬜️ Tejinder Singh: 6.1%
⬜️ Manoli Papathomas: 3.9%
⬜️ Otto Kainulainen: 1.8%

4.0% counted