The Latest Breaking News from Karen Williams

Redland Mayor Karen Williams pleads guilty to drink driving charges

Redland Mayor Karen Williams is sentenced to 80 hours of community service after pleading guilty to drink driving. She is disqualified from driving for six months.

ABC News · Aug 1, 2022

Qld opposition rejects Williams' poll run

Queensland's deputy opposition leader has ruled out a Liberal National Party mayor running at the next state election after she was charged with drink-driving.

AAP · Jul 5, 2022

Redland City Mayor Karen Williams under growing pressure to resign after drink-driving charge

Karen Williams was allegedly more than three times over the legal limit when she crashed the car last month. She says she will seek a period of unpaid leave before her case heads to court on August 1.

ABC News · Jul 4, 2022

Calls for Qld mayor's sacking grow louder

More than 6000 people have signed two petitions calling for a Queensland mayor to be sacked after she crashed her car while drink driving last week.

AAP · Jun 29, 2022

Two petitions call for Qld mayor's sacking

Thousands of people have signed two petitions calling for a Queensland mayor to be sacked after she crashed her car while drink driving last week.

AAP · Jun 28, 2022

Calls for drink-driver Queensland mayor to quit after meeting crash victims’ families

Redland mayor Karen Williams apologises after admitting she consumed ‘several glasses of wine’ before crash

The Guardian - AU · Jun 27, 2022

Intoxicated Redland mayor Karen Williams crashed car one hour after meeting with drink driving victims, rejects advocates' call to resign

The mother of a young woman killed by a drink driver says Redland mayor Karen Williams must resign after she said she had consumed "several drinks" before crashing.

ABC News · Jun 27, 2022

Qld mayor urged to quit after drunk crash

Redlands community members and politicians are calling for Mayor Karen Williams to quit after she crashed her car while drink-driving last week.

AAP · Jun 26, 2022

Peter Dutton and Meaghan Scanlon weigh in on calls for Redlands Mayor Karen Williams to resign

The comments come from both sides of politics, with Queensland Youth Justice Minister Meaghan Scanlon and federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton weighing in on the matter.

ABC News · Jun 26, 2022

Redland City Mayor Karen Williams 'deeply sorry' for driving after drinking

Karen Williams, who has served as Redland City Mayor for 10 years, says she cannot remember how many drinks she had before getting behind the wheel on Thursday evening.

ABC News · Jun 25, 2022