The jury has found Paul Pisasale guilty of two counts of extortion. Co-accused Yutian Li also guilty of two counts of extortion and lawyer Cameron McKenzie guilty of one count of extortion.

Read the Paul Pisasale verdict details here - couriermail.com.au/news/queenslan…

Recordings of phone calls intercepted by the state's corruption watchdog and used to convict Paul Pisasale of extortion have been released. Listen here: couriermail.com.au/truecrimeaustr…

Chinese escort Yutian Li, 39, has been sentenced to 15 months in prison, suspended after seven months, for helping Paul Pisasale extort her ex-boyfriend.

"Your fall from grace has been from a great height and very public," Judge Brad Farr says of Pisasale's offending.

Paul Pisasale sentenced to two years' jail, suspended after 12 months.

Gus Kuster's criminal past means he will be deported to PNG despite living in Australia since he was three abc.net.au/news/2019-08-2… via ABC News

Whistleblower Logan councillors in the clear over secret recordings. couriermail.com.au/news/queenslan…

Congrats Jackie Sinnerton and Antonia O'Flaherty Well deserved!!

Thanks to readers, contacts and colleagues. Also thanks to ex-Ipswich mayor who provided fuel for numerous stories and (with underlings) kept bagging relentless digger Kelmeny Fraser and me. Internal emails from #FOI below 👇

Dominic Holland was praised for heading up the "Uber of tow trucks" with his Tow.com.au. But the folded company's troubles have continued with the settlement of a court dispute with the police service bringing bad news for some creditors. couriermail.com.au/business/towie…

Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes has dismissed the Morrison government's plan to stop protesters boycotting companies they oppose, declaring all Australians had a "basic right" to try to force a business to change its behaviour. smh.com.au/politics/feder…

Consultant report says claimed benefits of film subsidies are often exaggerated or spurious. Govt PR then claims that subsidies have generated 7500 jobs and put $679m into local economy. We are truly in Orwellian hell. Via Kelmeny Fraser google.com.au/amp/s/amp.cour…

An RTI officer advised a local producer's request to release top-secret film funding would likely "wither and die". He later warned he was mistaken. But the state funding was ultimately kept secret in an outcome exciting enough for 4 exclamation marks. couriermail.com.au/news/queenslan…

Today Pisasale pleaded guilty to sexual assault, offical corruption, dishonesty and unlawful possession of a restricted drug. The charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice was discontinued. Full story at The Courier-Mail by me and Kelmeny Fraser

Pisasale will claim he thought the woman who came to the council chambers was "interested". Ms Farnden said: "That is quite a remarkable position to adopt". The Courier-Mail Kelmeny Fraser

The inside story on how Paul Pisasale came unstuck. couriermail.com.au/truecrimeaustr…

Senior Palaszczuk Government Minister Minister had contact with Labor figure in lobbying claim #qldpol couriermail.com.au/news/queenslan…

Workers employed to sanitise Queensland Rail trains – including undertaking specific COVID-19 requirements – have been fired after they were captured on film spending more time looking at their phones than cleaning. #covid19 #covid19aus #queensland #qr couriermail.com.au/coronavirus/qu…