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Former WA MP Brian Ellis sentenced after hindering Corruption and Crime Commission investigation

A former WA politician is handed a 10-month suspended jail term and fined $20,000 for hindering a corruption investigation, which found he had improperly used taxpayer funds to pay for personal expenses, including a visit to a strip club.

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Corruption watchdog wins High Court bid

The High Court has allowed Queensland's corruption watchdog to appeal its case for allegations involving ex-public trustee Peter Carne to be publicly released.

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Former Liberal MP Brian Ellis pleads guilty to hindering Corruption and Crime Commission investigation

Another former WA politician pleads guilty to hindering a corruption investigation into his misuse of electoral allowances, which later found he had used taxpayers' money to pay for visits to a Japanese bath house and the strippers.

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U.S. agriculture agency extends climate funding to small farmers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will distribute an additional $325 million in funding for projects tailored to smaller-scale farmers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, taking its total annual investment in climate-friendly farming to more than $3 billion, the agency announced Monday.

Reuters

Green party boss Slater admits scathing report is a 'wake up call' for Scot Gov on climate change

EXCLUSIVE: In an interview with the Record, Lorna Slater conceded efforts to drive down Scotland's emissions weren't going fast enough.

Daily Record

Sturgeon told Scotland’s climate targets are ‘in danger of being meaningless’

Committee on Climate Change says nation is highly likely to miss 2030 carbon reduction goals because of lack of plans to reach them

The Guardian - UK

Urgent action required to get Scotland 'back on track to meet climate targets'

The Climate Change Committee (CCC) released its analysis to the Scottish Parliament detailing the progress made in reducing emissions in Scotland

The National (Scotland)

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SNP government climate change targets 'could become meaningless due to lack of clear plan'

Ministers have overseen a 'trend of failure' in meeting Scotland’s emissions goals and the country no longer leads the UK on Net Zero, the independent Climate Change Committee warned.

Daily Record

Scotland warned that emissions targets ‘trend of failure’ could continue

Ambitious targets not yet met by actual progress in areas like energy efficiency and peatland restoration

Insider UK

Warning that Scotland’s ‘trend of failure’ on emissions targets could continue

The Climate Change Committee issued the warning in its latest progress report on emissions reductions in Scotland.

The Independent UK

Former WA Liberal MP Phil Edman admits hindering corruption probe, tipping off others

Phil Edman is handed a suspended jail term and fined $12,000 for obstructing a secret corruption investigation into his misuse of his taxpayer-funded electoral allowance for travel and sex, as well as tipping off others about it.

ABC News

WA Police canine use under scrutiny with majority of dog deployments affecting Indigenous Australians

Experts call on WA Police to review its procedures for using dogs in the line of duty, after a report reveals more than 60 per cent of canine deployments target Indigenous people.

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Indigenous advocates call for ban on unmuzzled police dogs in WA as ‘disturbing pattern’ emerges

Push comes after 13-year-old Noongar boy left ‘traumatised’ and needing skin grafts following mauling in Perth

The Guardian - AU

Cheshire Cheese Company owner sells up after huge Brexit costs leaves firm 'unviable'

Simon Spurrell has previously said Brexit directly cost his company £250,000

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Birmingham Post

Businessman who Boris Johnson called 'that bloody cheese man' sells company after Brexit woes

Co-founder Simon Spurrell will retain a stake in the business and remain as managing director

AAP

Trad fight delayed by another CCC case

The ex-Queensland deputy premier's fight to have a Crime and Corruption Commission report suppressed has been delayed by another matter involving the watchdog.

AAP

Qld watchdog's laptop probe questioned

Queensland's corruption watchdog may have unlawfully signed off an investigation report, a parliamentary inquiry has been told.

The Conversation

We asked homeowners what they need to make homes greener – here's what they said

As winter approaches, and with energy bills at record highs, insulating the UK’s leaky homes has never been more urgent. With 14% of greenhouse gas emissions coming from heating and powering homes, it would also help the country meet its climate change targets – a genuine win-win.

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Wales Online

Residents forced to move from care homes following 'significant' concerns from councils

Staff have been praised for their hard-work, but issues have arisen over the company's finances

The Guardian - UK

Not too late to insulate homes this winter, says Lord Deben

Climate Change Committee chair says measures needed to cut energy bills will also help reach net zero

The Guardian - AU

Four state scandals that show what a federal anti-corruption commission could uncover

From Eddie Obeid to ‘Mr Ipswich’, state anti-corruption bodies have already shown how they can hold the powerful to account

Benzinga

Credibility At Stake? Cannabis Control Chair Has Interest In Two Marijuana Projects Before Her Board

Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission tapped former state treasurer Shannon O'Brien earlier this month to serve as its new chairperson, replacing interim chair Sarah Kim

ABC News

CCC unearths alleged 'serious misconduct' at Department of Communities, less than a year after Paul Whyte jailed

A former executive assistant to disgraced public servant Paul Whyte allegedly broke the rules in exchange for expensive gifts and luxury dinners before agreeing to pin the blame on Whyte himself, a Corruption and Crime Commission report finds.

ABC News

Former WA MP Brian Ellis faces court charged with hindering CCC probe into parliamentary allowances

A former WA Liberal MP faces a Perth court on charges of hindering and disclosing information about a corruption investigation that dealt with the use of taxpayers' money for visits to a strip club and a Japanese bath house.

The Guardian - AU

Queensland to push on with criminalising coercive control despite questions over police culture

State government committed to introducing legislation by end of 2023 but police need ‘extensive training’, attorney general says

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