The corruption scandal involving jailed senior Department of Communities chief Paul Whyte has resulted in further damaging fallout to the government agency's housing division.
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The Corruption and Crime Commission will need a significant increase in funding to continue chasing the unexplained wealth of organised crime figures in WA, according to a review by Judge Peter Martino.
Hundreds of management and system control weaknesses have been found across state government departments, with a record number of red marks from auditors.
An investigation by the state's corruption watchdog has allegedly found the Shire of Ravensthorpe's former chief executive spent close to $55,000 of shire money on sexual services.
The Shire of Ravensthorpe has sacked its chief executive in a decision shrouded in secrecy, revealing only that it was based on confidential information from the CCC.
If there is a message to be taken from the Supreme Court's recent ruling in favour of the Legislative Council over the CCC, it's that parliament must be responsible for its own affairs.
The state's Supreme Court has ruled the corruption watchdog should have to hand back documents it seized as part of a probe into allegations of misconduct by former MPs.
The state government will introduce legislation to reappoint John McKechnie as head of the corruption watchdog, a year after his appointment was blocked.
WA's attorney-general has been accused by a Labor colleague of intervening in a corruption investigation involving a laptop seized from a disgraced MP.
Brian Ellis and Nigel Hallett face accusations of serious misconduct in the Corruption and Crime Commission's latest report into electoral and parliamentary allowance abuse.
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CCC acting-commissioner Scott Ellis has called the failure to replace or reappoint John McKechnie a regrettable move that has created uncertainty for the commission.
Opposition leader Liza Harvey has attacked the government's attempts to reappoint John McKechnie to the Corruption and Crime Commission, calling the urgency with which Premier Mark McGowan has characterised the nomination disingenuous.
The state government says it will circumvent the upper house committee that oversees the state's Corruption and Crime Commission to renominate John McKechnie as its commissioner, after the committee declined to offer bipartisan support to the incumbent.
OPINION: The Corruption and Crime Commission has experienced highs and lows since being established with draconian powers in 2004 by the Gallop Labor government to root out poor practices in the public sector.
Former MLC Phil Edman has left the Liberal Party following an investigation into the alleged misuse of his electorate allowance to fund sordid personal activities.
WA Liberal Leader Liza Harvey has called on the party's state director to expel former MLC Phil Edman, following accusations by the Corruption and Crime Commission that Mr Edman misused his parliamentary allowance to fund lurid personal activities.
UPDATED: There is evidence senior WA public servant Paul Whyte stole up to $25 million or 10 times more than he is currently charged with, a court has heard.
The state government has banned 11 contractors for up to five years each, as a result of the Corruption and Crime Commission's (CCC) investigation into the North Metropolitan Health Service.
Suspended Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi has told an inquiry it was a coincidence a city chief executive was axed after she learned he had referred her to the Corruption and Crime Commission.
The head of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet has been accused of an “extremely serious intentional breach of parliamentary privilege” by a parliamentary committee chaired by Labor's Kate Doust for his actions during a Corruption and Crime Commission investigation.
The former chief executive of the Potato Marketing Corporation and another senior public servant have been slammed by the Corruption and Crime Commission for a consulting arrangement where one allegedly used their position for enrichment at the state's expense.
The Corruption and Crime Commission today tabled a report alleging that Craig Steven Peacock acted corruptly for at least a decade and cost Western Australian taxpayers in excess of $500,000.
The chief executive of a West Australian shire acted corruptly when he ensured his partner became the strategic planning manager and increased her salary by $24,000 over four years, a report has revealed.
The Corruption and Crime Commission has released its second damning report in less than a week, calling for criminal charges against a former Horizon Power IT manager, his business partner and his accountant.
The Corruption and Crime Commission has recommended criminal charges be laid against three former public servants and at least 10 private sector contractors after highlighting corrupt practices at the North Metropolitan Health Service.
Private real estate and investment firm Warrington Property has completed its $50 million redevelopment of the William Square office building in Northbridge, and has appointed agents to lease the remaining vacant space.
An employee and a contractor of state government-owned energy supplier Horizon Power have each been charged following an investigation by the state's corruption watchdog into allegations of serious misconduct.
More than 300 truck drivers in Western Australia have had their licences suspended after the state government alleged they failed to pass their driving test.
Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi could face proceedings in the State Administrative Tribunal after a report tabled in parliament alleged that she failed to declare travel and gifts up to 45 times over seven years.
