‘I went boom,boom,boom’:Councillor’s on-camera meltdown enters Zoom bloopers hall of fame

‘I went boom,boom,boom’:Councillor’s on-camera meltdown enters Zoom bloopers hall of fame

A Perth councillor known for increasingly “odd” behaviour including bringing a large stick into chambers and waving it around has now taken the fight online.

  • bySarah Brookes

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Pressure on Qld corruption watchdog as another prosecution is dropped

Pressure on Qld corruption watchdog as another prosecution is dropped

The Crime and Corruption Commission’s case against a former mayor has been discontinued by the Director of Public Prosecutions.

  • byToby Crockford
Former Ravensthorpe CEO faces court over alleged use of shire funds to pay for sex worker

Former Ravensthorpe CEO faces court over alleged use of shire funds to pay for sex worker

The former chief executive of a regional West Australian council has appeared in court after allegedly spending $55,000 of ratepayer funds on a sex worker he claimed he needed for emotional support.

  • byHolly Thompson
Fate of Queensland’s anti-corruption watchdog hangs on two cases

Fate of Queensland’s anti-corruption watchdog hangs on two cases

After losing several major cases and being hammered by an inquiry,the Crime and Corruption Commission’s future hinges on two more high-profile cases this year.

  • byToby Crockford
Delay to North Sydney pool sparks concern about another budget blowout

Delay to North Sydney pool sparks concern about another budget blowout

The $64 million redevelopment is running months behind schedule as ratepayers go to the polls this weekend.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
Top cop loses legal bid to appeal ex-mayor’s fraud acquittal

Top cop loses legal bid to appeal ex-mayor’s fraud acquittal

Former Ipswich mayor Andrew Antoniolli was charged by the Crime and Corruption Commission in 2018 with 13 offences.

  • byToby Crockford
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Cost of NSW’s long-delayed council elections balloons to $146m

Cost of NSW’s long-delayed council elections balloons to $146m

The bill for the compulsory local body elections in December is a near three-fold increase on previous elections.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
WA council CEO accused of using ratepayer cash to pay for sex needed ‘emotional support’

WA council CEO accused of using ratepayer cash to pay for sex needed ‘emotional support’

Gavin Charles Pollock allegedly used fake invoices to channel tens of thousands of dollars worth of council cash to the bank account of a sex worker,a report by the Crime and Corruption Commission has found.

  • byMarta Pascual Juanola
‘Nightmare is over’:CCC drops two more Qld council misconduct cases

‘Nightmare is over’:CCC drops two more Qld council misconduct cases

Ex-councillor Adrian Raedel has expressed relief after the corruption watchdog dropped a charge against him,along with a developer and,in April,eight other councillors.

  • byToby Crockford
Deputy Premier ‘very disappointed’ at rejection of council demergers

Deputy Premier ‘very disappointed’ at rejection of council demergers

John Barilaro is at odds with his own government’s decision to reject proposals to split two amalgamated councils in south-west NSW.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
‘Act of vandalism’:Plan to cut down trees in Parramatta Park under fire

‘Act of vandalism’:Plan to cut down trees in Parramatta Park under fire

The People’s Loop is designed to improve Parramatta Park by removing conflict between vehicles and other park users,but the removal of trees to build car parking has been criticised.

  • byAndrew Taylor