Port Stephen's defamation case to test Macka's teflon talents

Donna Page
July 15 2017 - 10:05am
STAYING POWER: Port Stephens Mayor Bruce MacKenzie has survived five decades of political controversy and always prided himself on having thick skin.
STAYING POWER: Port Stephens Mayor Bruce MacKenzie has survived five decades of political controversy and always prided himself on having thick skin.

THE day before running an investigative series on how Port Stephens mayor Bruce MacKenzie and his “Liberal-leaning” mates used an intricate web of preference deals to take control of the last local government election, I phoned the controversial mayor. 

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Donna Page

Donna Page

Investigative journalist at the Newcastle Herald

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