The Latest Breaking News from CCC

WA Police canine use under scrutiny with majority of dog deployments affecting Indigenous Australians

Experts call on WA Police to review its procedures for using dogs in the line of duty, after a report reveals more than 60 per cent of canine deployments target Indigenous people.

ABC News · Nov 21, 2022

Indigenous advocates call for ban on unmuzzled police dogs in WA as ‘disturbing pattern’ emerges

Push comes after 13-year-old Noongar boy left ‘traumatised’ and needing skin grafts following mauling in Perth

The Guardian - AU · Nov 21, 2022

Cheshire Cheese Company owner sells up after huge Brexit costs leaves firm 'unviable'

Simon Spurrell has previously said Brexit directly cost his company £250,000

Manchester Evening News · Nov 15, 2022

Residents forced to move from care homes following 'significant' concerns from councils

Staff have been praised for their hard-work, but issues have arisen over the company's finances

Wales Online · Oct 7, 2022

Not too late to insulate homes this winter, says Lord Deben

Climate Change Committee chair says measures needed to cut energy bills will also help reach net zero

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2022

Four state scandals that show what a federal anti-corruption commission could uncover

From Eddie Obeid to ‘Mr Ipswich’, state anti-corruption bodies have already shown how they can hold the powerful to account

The Guardian - AU · Oct 1, 2022

Credibility At Stake? Cannabis Control Chair Has Interest In Two Marijuana Projects Before Her Board

Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission tapped former state treasurer Shannon O'Brien earlier this month to serve as its new chairperson, replacing interim chair Sarah Kim

Benzinga · Sep 29, 2022

CCC unearths alleged 'serious misconduct' at Department of Communities, less than a year after Paul Whyte jailed

A former executive assistant to disgraced public servant Paul Whyte allegedly broke the rules in exchange for expensive gifts and luxury dinners before agreeing to pin the blame on Whyte himself, a Corruption and Crime Commission report finds.

ABC News · Sep 20, 2022

Former WA MP Brian Ellis faces court charged with hindering CCC probe into parliamentary allowances

A former WA Liberal MP faces a Perth court on charges of hindering and disclosing information about a corruption investigation that dealt with the use of taxpayers' money for visits to a strip club and a Japanese bath house.

ABC News · Sep 14, 2022

Queensland to push on with criminalising coercive control despite questions over police culture

State government committed to introducing legislation by end of 2023 but police need ‘extensive training’, attorney general says

The Guardian - AU · Sep 12, 2022