Councils say a new CCC probe will delay urgently needed reforms to the corruption watchdog.
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LGAQ backs calls for more oversight of corruption watchdog
Queensland’s peak local government body has welcomed a report calling for more oversight of the state’s public sector corruption body.
Qld corruption watchdog ‘took sides’ against councillors, inquiry hears
Queensland’s corruption watchdog is under investigation by a parliamentary committee to determine if it misused its powers to get rid of a council as a “gift” to the former CEO.
Public inquiry into Logan City corruption probe
A parliamentary committee will inquire into how a corruption probe of Logan City Council was carried out.
Logan City Council in uproar as CEO sacked
Logan City Council has sacked its CEO Sharon Kelsey, who was appointed only in June 2017 after an intensive nationwide search. The council has refused to give any reasons for…
Councils go quiet over Adani airstrip controversy
In October 2017 Townsville City Council and Rockhampton Regional Council announced that they would jointly fund a $30 million airstrip for the Adani Carmichael coal mine in Central Queensland. The…
Queensland local government cops a pasting
Queensland’s Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) has handed down a report making 31 recommendations to improve transparency and integrity in local government in the state. The reports follows Operation Belcarra,…
Is Ipswich’s former Mayor Paul Pisasale no longer bulletproof?
‘Mr Ipswich’ in strife.
Council CEO ‘a law unto himself’ says Corruption and Crime Commission head
Ratepayers pay for council boss’ booze, cabs and dinners.
QLD councils slam sleazy election tactics
Mudslinging mars local government poll.
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