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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Andrew Messenger

Former Townsville mayor Troy Thompson found to have misled voters about cancer diagnosis and military history

The Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission has found Troy Thompson misled voters in Townsville.
The Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission has found Troy Thompson misled voters in Townsville. Photograph: Dean Lewins/AAP

The former Townsville mayor Troy Thompson misled the electorate about a cancer diagnosis, his military history and university qualifications, according to a report by the Crime and Corruption Commission.

The CCC also found that, as mayor, Thompson leaked numerous confidential documents to an unnamed “adviser”, sending them 8,741 encrypted WhatsApp messages in a five-month period.

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