The Electoral Commission of Queensland has declared the official winner of the Rockhampton mayoral byelection after voters were forced back to the polls.
Rockhampton residents will head to the polls next weekend after Chris"Pineapple"Hooper was almost handed the mayoralty because he was the runner-up.
Cassowary Coast Regional Council has been referred to the Crime and Corruption Commission over its spending on a private lawsuit brought by its chief executive
Rockhampton's mayor-elect,Chris"Pineapple"Hooper,has urged supporters to parade with the fruit in protest over Wednesday's laws to block his appointment.
Rockhampton's accidental mayor-elect had his swearing-in delayed while the government rushed through laws to block his appointment.
The runner-up in the race for Rockhampton's top job has claimed he is now the official mayor of his city after former mayor Margaret Strelow quit.
One of the first acts from the third-term Palaszczuk government will be retrospective changes so recently vacated mayoral or councillor positions can be filled with a byelection.
Margaret Strelow makes a swift exit as mayor,opening the door for an anti-Adani activist to take the city's top job.
ALP MP Stirling Hinchliffe has admitted to a conflict of interest but is facing questions over his refusal to act over a controversy involving a far north Queensland council and the insurance company his brother runs.
Runcorn councillor Kim Marx was found by the council's ethics committee to have engaged in inappropriate conduct over the March 7 incident.
Concerns that complaints about councillor conduct are not being handled properly have been raised by the Independent Assessor.