September 19, 2026 — 1:41pm
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A self-styled council watchdog has won an appeal against an intervention order granted to an inner-eastern Melbourne mayor after a judge ruled his social media posts, including one depicting her as Miss Piggy, were protected political speech.
Council Watch president Dean Hurlston hailed the County Court judgment released late on Friday as a win for democratic scrutiny of elected officials, as it overturned the court order Stonnington Mayor Melina Sehr was granted last year.
Magistrate Michelle Hodgson previously…
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