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Former Minister of the Crown Gordon Nuttall has received another custodial sentence for his conviction on five counts of official corruption and five counts of perjury.

A Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) report, released today, urges the Queensland Police Service (QPS) to ensure ethics training is provided to all police officers throughout their careers — not just recruits. The call forms part of a 158-page report that...

The Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) values and respects the media’s role, offering a vital mechanism for communicating with the public and, importantly, ensuring openness and accountability in public life. The CMC acknowledges that editorial and opinion...

Crime and Misconduct Commission Chairperson Martin Moynihan AO QC says today’s second conviction of former Minister of the Crown Gordon Nuttall — already serving seven years’ imprisonment — echoes the wider public’s zero tolerance of corruption in the public...

The Crime and Misconduct Commission today concluded its five day public hearing into Operation Tesco. The hearing examined systemic organisational issues which were identified during an 18 month CMC investigation into alleged police misconduct on the Gold...

Two men were today jailed for contempt after refusing to answer questions during separate Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) hearings into unrelated organised crime investigations focusing on illicit drug production and trafficking. Both were sentenced by...

The Crime and Misconduct Commission’s public hearing into policing issues on the Gold Coast identified during Operation Tesco will begin on Monday 20 September 2010 at 10.00am. The CMC plans to sit for five days in the level 2 public hearing room at its...

The Crime and Misconduct Commission has welcomed the Police Commissioner’s announcement of a series of strategies which aim to improve policing services on the Gold Coast. CMC Assistant Commissioner, Misconduct, Warren Strange says today’s announcement echoes...

Some media organisations have chosen to report today that the State Government ‘bypassed’ the Crime and Misconduct Commission when extending the Police Commissioner’s contract. This information was published despite the CMC providing several journalists with...

The Crime and Misconduct Commission wants a prompt response from the Police Commissioner following a Supreme Court decision upholding the CMC’s power to impose requirements arising from its Palm Island report. CMC Chairperson Martin Moynihan AO QC says today’s...