Queensland MP calls for developer donations overhaul after Gold Coast council revelations

Peter Wellington says councillors should be banned from voting on donor-related developments and prevented from taking up matters with council staff

Councillors should be banned from having any role in the handling of projects by developers who have donated to their campaign, Queensland's parliamentary Speaker has said, after fresh controversy over developer donations erupted on the Gold Coast.

The independent MP Peter Wellington said legislative reforms should not only stop councillors voting on donor-related developments, but also prevent them taking up those matters with council staff and others behind the scenes.