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In failing to probe Robodebt, Australia’s anti-corruption body fell at the first hurdle. It now has a second chance

The inspector of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has released her long-awaited report on the failure of the commission to investigate the Robodebt scandal.

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Whistleblowing laws are fundamentally flawed, former judge Tony Fitzgerald says

Anti-corruption champion says ‘essential objective’ of whistleblowing laws to prevent reprisals and injustice is ‘not yet being fully achieved’

The Guardian - AU

Disgraced Queensland former police commissioner Terry Lewis, who died aged 95, remembered as 'an evil man'

The first serving Australian police commissioner to be knighted was jailed in 1991 for official corruption after being named in the Fitzgerald Inquiry.

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'Police and officials shrugged as we told them people could die in Paris crush'

Fans have told an independent report of the disturbing responses from officials as chaos unfolded at last year's Champions League Final

Liverpool Echo

‘Failure of leadership’ in Queensland Police let misogyny, sexism and racism flourish

A new report is critical of the state’s first female police commissioner, Katarina Carroll, stating her lack of understanding of her organisation’s complaint system reflected ‘poorly on her leadership’.

Crikey

Whistleblower protection overhaul needed in Queensland to prevent next Fitzgerald inquiry, experts say

Government has yet to provide any details about what a future review of protections will examine

The Guardian - AU

Former Logan City councillor demands apology over dropped fraud charges that 'destroyed lives'

A former Logan councillor has described how fraud charges laid in the wake of an investigation by Queensland's corruption watchdog and later dropped had destroyed her life and led to a barrage of public abuse.

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Whistleblower protection question looms as critic brands new Fitzgerald report into Queensland's CCC a 'missed opportunity'

It remains unclear how the Queensland government will deal with a long list of "additional issues" that did not fall within the terms of reference of an inquiry into how corruption is investigated.

ABC News

Tony Fitzgerald’s inquiry into Queensland’s CCC could be blueprint for federal Icac, expert says

Inquiry recommends more civilians be hired to reduce corruption watchdog’s reliance on police

The Guardian - AU

Tony Fitzgerald hands down review into Queensland's Crime and Corruption Commission

Former corruption fighter Tony Fitzgerald hands down a report from an inquiry into Queensland's Crime and Corruption Commission, making 32 recommendations to bolster public confidence in the corruption watchdog.

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Qld corruption report probes use of police

Former judge and corruption fighter Tony Fitzgerald has handed down the findings of an inquiry into Queensland's Crime and Corruption Commission.

AAP

Fitzgerald 2.0: legendary corruption buster offers more ‘lock, stock and barrel’ political fixes

The former judge has a formidable reputation and the report from his latest inquiry will be essential reading for the Albanese government.

Crikey

When dentist Harry Akers took on the Joh Bjelke-Petersen Queensland government and its anti-protest agenda

At 2:45am on April Fool's Day, 1978, Harry Akers marched 100 metres down a dark, empty street in Bundaberg, accompanied by his dog, Jaffa, and wielding a placard saying: "The majority is not omnipotent. The majority can be wrong. The majority is capable of tyranny."

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Abuse or threaten election candidates and we will call you out, warns council leader

Rob Stewart has urged everyone to behave respectfully

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Probe into Qld watchdog could be broadened

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has rejected calls to broaden an inquiry into the Crime and Corruption Commission, saying it's up to the commissioners to do so.

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Who are Tony Fitzgerald and Alan Wilson, the two men set to review Queensland's corruption watchdog?

This will be the first time the CCC has been subject to a royal commission-style inquiry since its inception as the Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) in late 1989. So why is it happening now and who is going to put it under the microscope?

The Guardian - AU

Annastacia Palaszczuk taps Tony Fitzgerald to head inquiry into Queensland corruption watchdog

Decades after his landmark corruption inquiry led to the downfall of Joh Bjelke-Petersen, Fitzgerald will investigate the state’s CCC

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Qld govt orders corruption watchdog probe

Tony Fitzgerald, who led a landmark 1989 inquiry into Queensland government corruption, will lead a royal commission into the corruption watchdog.

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Tony Fitzgerald to chair review of Queensland's Crime and Corruption Commission, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says

The Queensland Government announces a six-month Commission of Inquiry into the state’s corruption watchdog which will be chaired by Tony Fitzgerald, the head of the Fitzgerald Inquiry into corruption in the late 80s.

The Guardian - AU

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