Overview
- Nige Jones tendered his resignation from the City of Joondalup, effective February 22, 2026, following backlash over an attempt to expense a beer purchased at Adelaide’s Crazy Horse Revue.
- The council formally censured him on November 13 for breaching conduct standards during an August conference trip and refused to reimburse the claim.
- He submitted a written reflection on November 19 and has enrolled in a mandated ethical decision-making course, with the earliest available session reported as March.
- Western Australian leaders, including Premier Roger Cook and Police Minister Reece Whitby, condemned the conduct and called on Jones to reconsider his position.
- An extraordinary election will be held to fill the vacancy, as separate reporting raised disputes over Jones’s claimed British SAS service and eligibility for an Australian Defence Medal.