An ongoing investigation into Ipswich City Council by the CCC has resulted in an official corruption charge against a former employee.
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Alex McEwan not fit to continue with Eunji Ban murder trial, jury rules
Alex Reuben McEwan is not mentally fit to stand trial for the murder of Korean woman Eunji Ban, a Supreme Court jury in Brisbane decides.
Asking a jury to rule on mental illness very rare: Law Society
Having a Brisbane jury make the call on Alex Reuben McEwan’s mental fitness for trial is an “extraordinarily rare” case in law, says Queensland Law Society immediate past president Bill Potts, adding that he’s only seen it happen twice in 36 years.
Police name person suspected of killing Sharron Phillips in 1986
Police reveal they have identified a taxi driver believed responsible for the 1986 murder of 20-year-old fruit shop assistant Sharron Phillips, but he died in 2002.
Logan Mayor urged to stand aside amid ongoing CCC probe
A Logan City Councillor is urging Mayor Luke Smith to step down in the wake of an ongoing Crime and Corruption Commission investigation into donation disclosures in Queensland.
Local government 'a hot bed for perceived corruption': CCC
Two south-east Queensland mayors avoid prosecution despite allegedly breaching the Local Government Election Act, as the Crime and Corruption Commission chairman says public perception of councils is “on the nose”.
'I have a job to do': Logan Mayor refuses to stand aside amid CCC probe
Logan Mayor Luke Smith rebuffs calls within council to stand aside amid an ongoing investigation by Queensland’s Crime and Corruption Commission.
Alleged tractor hit-and-run leaves woman fighting for life in hospital
A young woman is fighting for her life in a Brisbane hospital after being struck by heavy machinery in an alleged hit-and-run incident.
Queensland girls school spends $250,000 on world-first astronomy project
A Brisbane private school launches an observatory fitted with telescopes so advanced they can be operated from anywhere in the world.
What to do when a neighbour's dog won't shut up
Throw away the angry anonymous letter. There are better, more diplomatic ways to handle things next time your neighbour’s dog wakes the baby with its barking.