Queensland’s peak local government body will elevate newcomer Alison Smith to the top job when long-serving chief executive Greg Hallam retires in November.
The fraud charges against the seven councillors were dropped in May due to insufficient evidence.
One of Telstra’s former executives has joined the board of Microsoft-backed SurePact.
Mr Sutherland was charged with two counts of misconduct in relation to public office in December 2019.
Report findings spark calls for a shake-up of how grants are handed out amid continued concern about the sector’s financial sustainability and governance.
Gold Coast City Council will re-advertise for its chief executive position after the sudden resignation of David Edwards last week,with the process expected to take months.
The opposition has attempted to launch an official probe into the corruption watchdog’s handling of abandoned fraud charges against former Logan councillors.
Just weeks into the job,Gold Coast City Council chief executive David Edwards has resigned.
Major investigation reveals serious problems with a federal grants program to help communities recover from natural disasters.
The Councillor Conduct Tribunal says it would have recommended the TV show contestant be fired if he was still in office.
Brisbane councillors made up the bulk of the 219 investigations on the Office of the Independent Assessor’s books as of December 31,with 71 active probes.