‘The things I wanted to be remembered for are all forgotten’: jailed public servant opens up about corruption Wednesday December 11, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins News A jailed public servant has spoken of the impact a corruption conviction has had on his life in a video recently released by the Queensland… Read more
A watchdog’s work is never done: Qld CCC held 244 days of hearings in one big year Monday October 14, 2019 By Stephen Easton News It has been a big year for the commissioner charged with investigating crime and corruption in the Queensland public sector, Alan MacSporran, but that is… Read more
Integrity news: WA hospital manager pinged for $500k in overtime, Qld Health ex-CIO in the clear Friday September 20, 2019 By Stephen Easton News Undocumented overtime claims have landed a Western Australian hospital manager in hot water, with the Corruption and Crime Commission accusing her of clocking up over… Read more
Misuse of sensitive personal information by government agencies under the spotlight Monday August 12, 2019 By Stephen Easton News Queensland's Crime and Corruption Commission is taking a close look at examples of government agencies doing the wrong thing with sensitive private information. Operation Impala… Read more
Collaborative effort to overhaul corrective facilities met with open arms Thursday July 11, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins News CCC Chairperson Alan MacSporran QC makes recommendations that will overhaul Queensland's existing anti-corruption framework to deliver better internal and external oversight of prisons. Read more
Public corruption hearings at Commonwealth level: a 'risk worth taking' for integrity? Monday May 13, 2019 By Stephen Easton Features Labor would at least match the Coalition’s commitment to spend $104.5 million over four years on a federal anti-corruption commission, and while 80% of Australians… Read more
Take a shower local government; you stink Friday October 13, 2017 By Stephen Easton News Both the Queensland Premier and CCC chair used the 'bad smell' metaphor to describe the persistence of perceptions of corruption in the local government sector. Read more
Free speech curb not needed for council elections Wednesday April 26, 2017 By David Donaldson News False corruption accusations can ruin reputations. But maybe the answer is not restricting political speech, but investigating complaints quickly. Read more
Legal scholars: federal anti-corruption watchdog would need a short leash Thursday March 23, 2017 By Stephen Easton Features Most experts agree a new 'federal ICAC' would need the power to expose corruption publicly. Two legal scholars have surveyed the integrity landscape to foster… Read more
Queensland mulls muzzle for weaponised corruption claims Wednesday December 14, 2016 By David Donaldson News Queensland's Crime and Corruption Commission wants to stop council candidates making baseless corruption complaints during election campaigns, which sap resources from real corruption probes. Read more
Corruption in Queensland: protect reputations or let the sunshine in? Wednesday October 5, 2016 By Stephen Easton News Is it in the public interest to make allegations of corruption public? Sometimes, at least. Queensland's corruption watchdog is holding a two-day forum this week… Read more
Qld corruption watchdog needs a longer leash? Palaszczuk seeks advice Friday February 26, 2016 By Stephen Easton News A few years ago the state government narrowed the range of matters its corruption watchdog could investigate. Should it turn back the clock? Expect a… Read more
Queensland gets a new corruption commissioner Thursday July 30, 2015 By Stephen Easton News After years of turmoil, Queensland finally has a corruption commissioner with bipartisan support. The Opposition says Labor used a sneaky trick to get the appointment… Read more
Councils losing millions to fraud Tuesday June 9, 2015 By David Donaldson News Qld local councils have lost a minimum of $8.6 million in alleged and confirmed fraud over the past half-decade. They need to do more, says… Read more
