As treasurer,Jackie Trad bullied Annastacia Palaszczuk’s top bureaucrat to have a “friend” put in charge of the budget,the Crime and Corruption Commission found.
Internal documents reveal complaints are increasing and Queensland’s policy response is “not working for police,victims and those being investigated”.
“My first response was,how did we sign up for something we didn’t have funding for?” the police commissioner says.
The government has “routinely” had its electorate officers carry out party political campaign duties instead of serving the public while at work,the report found.
When questioned about the existence of the report on Tuesday morning Saffioti said it “was the first time I was aware of any inquiry”.
Western Australia’s Corruption and Crime Commission is concerned with “excessive and unlawful force” used by Perth transit guards.
Hundreds of internal police reports have accused officers of drug use,accessing confidential information,and misusing their authority.
The Crime and Corruption Commission has warned that planned Labor government changes to its powers are not in the public interest.
Officers were reprimanded after the heavy-handed arrest of a girl walking home from a friend’s house,but the CCC has criticised three internal investigations.
Independent calls for a path through legal murk over the Crime and Corruption Commission’s ability to tell the public about its work reveal a political rift.