'Like slaying Satan': Suspended Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi's relationship to key council figures in inquiry's crosshairs

[WA Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Monday, 26th August, 2019 PM News Update [Suspended Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi has fronted the City of Perth inquiry.]( ['Like slaying Satan': Suspended Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi's relationship to key council figures in inquiry's crosshairs]( BY Nathan Hondros Suspended Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi has fronted the City of Perth inquiry this morning, as investigators turned their attention to the relationships between key council figures and the heritage listing of a property owned by Ms Scaffidi and her husband. --------------------------------------------------------------- Top stories [Ben Cousins a free man with 'positive work prospects' on the horizon]( Fallen AFL star Ben Cousins is a free man again, and for the first time in a year, is "relieved" to have no pending court dates ahead of him. 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