The newly elected mayor of Townsville has been referred to Queensland's corruption watchdog amid growing controversy over his military history.
The newly elected mayor of Townsville has been referred to Queensland's corruption watchdog amid growing controversy over his military history.
Before the March council elections, Thompson wrote about his army service in a now-deleted Facebook post and made a claim in an interview with a man called Batty from the North Queensland Freedom Network.Newly-elected mayor of Townsville Troy Thompson.
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