Trad must hand back CCC cash to state after legal win

Trad must hand back CCC cash to state after legal win

While the final taxpayer bill for the secretive legal fight is finalised,the government remains coy about plans to answer key anti-corruption agency questions.

  • byMatt Dennien

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Former deputy premier wins bid to gag CCC report

Former deputy premier wins bid to gag CCC report

Jackie Trad released her first lengthy public statement about the case,saying the corruption probe had a significant impact on her life,both political and personal.

  • byCloe Read andMatt Dennien
Carne and Trad reports should be public,anti-corruption boss says

Carne and Trad reports should be public,anti-corruption boss says

After a court muzzled the public reporting of Queensland’s corruption watchdog,its boss says a parliamentary body might still have the power in one case.

  • byMatt Dennien
A-G approved taxpayer funding for Jackie Trad’s legal fight against CCC

A-G approved taxpayer funding for Jackie Trad’s legal fight against CCC

After the further detail was revealed on Wednesday,the shadow attorney-general questioned why the scheme was used as a “sword,not a shield”.

  • byMatt Dennien
Qld Labor MPs relent and release CCC’s legal costs in secretive Trad case

Qld Labor MPs relent and release CCC’s legal costs in secretive Trad case

A parliamentary committee has revealed part of the costs taxpayers have incurred in court action by former deputy premier Jackie Trad against the anti-corruption watchdog.

  • byMatt Dennien
Four Labor no-shows thwart LNP effort to air Trad saga details

Four Labor no-shows thwart LNP effort to air Trad saga details

The majority of a powerful committee have failed to show at a public meeting where they would have had to again vote on releasing corruption watchdog details about its costs in ongoing court action by the former deputy premier.

  • byMatt Dennien
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Labor MPs hide corruption watchdog’s legal costs in secretive Trad case

Labor MPs hide corruption watchdog’s legal costs in secretive Trad case

The move has been labelled a “protection racket” by the LNP opposition,which had sought to release redacted CCC correspondence about the ongoing court battle.

  • byMatt Dennien
CCC poised to act if more people join Trad in seeking to block its findings

CCC poised to act if more people join Trad in seeking to block its findings

Queensland’s anti-corruption agency will seek advice on the broader implications of court actions – like that of former deputy premier Jackie Trad – to suppress its findings if more arise.

  • byMatt Dennien
Taxpayers may have to pay Trad’s tab for secretive CCC court action

Taxpayers may have to pay Trad’s tab for secretive CCC court action

The government is refusing to detail the extent of its support for Queensland’s former deputy premier Jackie Trad in her until-recently hidden action against the corruption watchdog.

  • byMatt Dennien
Judge lifts lid on Trad’s sensitive bid to keep CCC report secret

Judge lifts lid on Trad’s sensitive bid to keep CCC report secret

Tight suppression of the Supreme Court matter,similar to action being taken by former Public Trustee Peter Carne,was lifted on Thursday after an earlier row under parliamentary privilege.

  • byMatt Dennien
Senior public servant paid $334,000 while suspended during probe

Senior public servant paid $334,000 while suspended during probe

A senior Education Department public servant remains on paid leave while an investigation continues into the hiring of a school principal that led to Jackie Trad quitting cabinet.

  • byFelicity Caldwell