Qld government backflips on corruption law

By Sophie Moore and Cheryl Goodenough
Updated August 14 2020 - 2:51pm, first published 2:49pm
Yvette D'Ath has withdrawn laws that banned reports of corruption allegations before elections.
Yvette D'Ath has withdrawn laws that banned reports of corruption allegations before elections.

The Queensland government has backed down on a draft law that would have harshly penalised journalists who published corruption allegations against electoral candidates.

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