Council watchdog faces parliamentary probe after pursuit of outback mayor

The Palaszcuk Government has bowed to pressure to do something about the actions of one of its agencies after a furore over its investigation of an outback mayor who publicly criticised the vaccine rollout in his region.

Meet the outback mayor accused of misconduct after daring to criticise Qld Health

A state agency’s extraordinary pursuit of an outback mayor for potential misconduct after he questioned actions by Queensland Health has prompted the peak body for local councils to vow to take the state to the High Court if necessary to guarantee the right to free speech.

Mayor Sean Dillon

Council watchdog faces parliamentary probe after pursuit of outback mayor

Meet the outback mayor accused of misconduct after daring to criticise Qld Health