Corruption watchdog ‘exceeded power’ in case against councillors
A report says Queensland’s public sector corruption watchdog overstepped its powers in relation to a local council.
9 December, 2021A report says Queensland’s public sector corruption watchdog overstepped its powers in relation to a local council.
9 December, 2021Queensland’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.
18 August, 2021A senior WA health employee falsely claimed half a million dollars by exploiting the payroll system.
19 September, 2019Queensland’s councils have put forward tighter transparency regulations beyond those proposed by the state’s corruption commission.
1 May, 2018Logan 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 her termination, and Ms Kelsey herself has said she cannot comment for legal reasons. The Council meeting that decided on the move ended in uproar […]
12 February, 2018In 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 announcement was made even though the construction of the mine itself remains uncertain, and despite the fact that the airstrip is hundreds of kilometres from […]
18 January, 2018Queensland’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, a program the CCC put in place following March 2016 Queensland local government elections, which led to a number of complaints about the corrupt practices […]
5 October, 2017QLD Crime and Corruption Commission speaks out.
15 December, 2016Mudslinging mars local government poll.
3 March, 2016“There is no evidence of systemic failure requiring more regulatory controls”
3 June, 2015Referral to Crime and Corruption Commission as Auditor blasts lack of records.
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