A veteran Ipswich councillor has defended his move to introduce and then park new rules that the region's mayor believed would have "gagged" her.

Paul Tully, a councillor for the Ipswich City Council, was expected to introduce a motion at a council meeting today, but decided to pull it off the table when it came up for debate. He told the ...

Long-serving Ipswich councillor Paul Tully said claims made by Ipswich mayor Teresa Harding were incorrect and her ability to speak publicly on any issue continued to be protected under the ...

The popularly elected mayor of Ipswich, heading one of Australia’s largest councils, will be gagged from speaking with the media or issuing press releases on major city issues in a vote being ...

Ipswich Mayor Teresa Harding says rival councillors are trying to gag her. Picture: Lyndon Mechielsen/The Australian Mr Tully did not indicate his reasons for tabling the motion when asked for ...

Ipswich Councillor Paul Tully. Picture: Ipswich City Council. Ms Harding would still be able to issue media releases, speaking as the mayor, but that could expose her to complaints to council ...