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A joint crime operation has led to the arrest of four men on the Gold Coast today who are allegedly part of a drug trafficking syndicate in Queensland and South Australia.

The Crime and Misconduct Commission has served former Minister of the Crown Gordon Nuttall with a Notice to Appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court to face a further charge relating to secret commissions.

The CMC’s latest information on misconduct prevention and management strategies will be showcased during a two-day visit to Mount Isa next week.

A series of police raids in Queensland and South Australia have shut down an organised crime network allegedly involved in the large scale production and trafficking of cannabis into Queensland.

The age-old adage of most public sector whistleblowers being shunned and tormented by their peers has been disproved, according to the results of a major national study released today at the first Australian Public Sector Anti-Corruption (APSAC) Conference in...

The CMC has warned that cocaine needs to be closely monitored by law enforcement agencies as there is the potential for its presence to increase in Queensland over the next three to five years.

The CMC has publicly released submissions for its Inquiry into policing in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

The CMC will hold a one day public hearing in Cairns as part of its inquiry into policing in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island communities.

CMC Chairperson Robert Needham is concerned that a possible loop-hole in the Local Government Act 1993 will leave future council elections open to the same problems uncovered during the CMC’s public inquiry into the 2004 Gold Coast council election.

The CMC has served former Minister of the Crown Pat Purcell with a Notice to Appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court to face two charges of common assault.