Queensland anti-corruption boss seeks ‘urgent’ legal change after high court curbs power to publish reports

Ruling in favour of former public trustee Peter Carne is clearly not in the public interest' according to CCC chair Bruce Barbour

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Queensland's anti-corruption body has criticised a high court ruling limiting its ability to publish the results of its investigations as clearly not in the public interest", joining with the state opposition to demand urgent" legislative reform.

In a milestone decision announced on Wednesday, the court refused an appeal by the Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) to release its report on the state's former public trustee Peter Carne.

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