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Hobart lord mayor Anna Reynolds to 'vigorously defend' charge of assault against councillor Louise Elliot

The lord mayor says she is "disappointed" she has been charged. (ABC News: Peter Curtis)

Hobart's lord mayor says she will vigorously defend an allegation of assault brought against her by another councillor after an incident at a public meeting last year.

Lord Mayor Anna Reynolds has been charged with common assault after an alleged incident between herself and now-councillor Louise Elliot at a meeting about the University of Tasmania's move into the Hobart CBD in May 2022. 

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