Labor,Greens move to starve the LNP of preferences in council poll

Labor,Greens move to starve the LNP of preferences in council poll

While Labor is asking supporters to put the Greens second on ballot papers,the Greens want Labor placed third - behind a pro-cannabis candidate.

  • byTony Moore

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Laming loses last-ditch legal bid to avoid paying $10k bill

Laming loses last-ditch legal bid to avoid paying $10k bill

Former federal MP Andrew Laming,who now wants to be mayor of Redland City,claimed an independent watchdog was wrong to demand he repay $10,360 in expenses.

  • byCheryl Goodenough
High-profile mayor settles deceased estate with woman’s family

High-profile mayor settles deceased estate with woman’s family

Outgoing Redland City Mayor Karen Williams has settled a legal dispute over a late resident’s $486,000 estate.

  • byJosh Bavas
Housing squeeze forces Queensland to think tiny

Housing squeeze forces Queensland to think tiny

Strict rules around the permanent use of tiny homes,and recent innovations,will be considered by government.

  • byMatt Dennien
‘Mixed emotions’:Logan mayor to step down at next election

‘Mixed emotions’:Logan mayor to step down at next election

Darren Power,who was elected to council in 1997,says he’s eager to spend more time with his family after four years at the helm.

  • byCloe Read
Murder-accused councillor accepts suspension from job

Murder-accused councillor accepts suspension from job

The councillor stands accused of murdering his stepfather,with the Brisbane Supreme Court hearing the younger man had been subject to an abusive and controlling relationship.

  • byJohn Crouch
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Developer spent hundreds dining out with former SEQ mayor

Developer spent hundreds dining out with former SEQ mayor

A prominent Queensland restaurateur has testified that the man behind a proposed Ipswich development racked up more than $880 on meals with then-mayor Paul Pisasale.

  • byRex Martinich
Mayor held ‘unusual’ meetings for developer,jury told

Mayor held ‘unusual’ meetings for developer,jury told

A Queensland council town planner told jurors that former Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale called an “unusual” meeting to support a particular development proposal.

  • byRex Martinich
Ex-Ipswich mayor given sex for promoting land plan,jury told

Ex-Ipswich mayor given sex for promoting land plan,jury told

Prosecutors have alleged a Queensland barrister provided cash,meals and “sexual services from prostitutes” to then-Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale in return for assisting a property development.

  • byRex Martinich
South-east Qld council wants police report on bones discovery

South-east Qld council wants police report on bones discovery

A Queensland council has asked for a police report into bones found near a former Aboriginal mission to be publicly released after voting to refuse an application to build a childcare centre there.

  • byMarty Silk
Council watchdog must implement reform or face sack:LGAQ

Council watchdog must implement reform or face sack:LGAQ

A parliamentary inquiry found an “intimidating” system that emphasised “prosecution more so than conduct management” of councillors.

  • byCameron Atfield