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Adam Langenberg

Tasmania's first local election with compulsory voting has been hotly fought

Former Hobart lord mayor Rob Valentine has seen it all during a 30-year career in local government and state politics. 

However, the Hobart MLC says behaviour during this month's local council election campaign — highlighted by vandalised campaign signs and personal attacks — is as bad as he's seen. 

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