The decision came as a long-awaited corruption watchdog probe into what had been described as a “raid” on the office of the lobbying regulator found no wrongdoing.
, found the appearance of helping a political party to office one week and then advocating for a decision in favour of a client the next “naturally raises suspicion” that is difficult to stamp out.also raised recently by the CCC,
The ban will not extend to the firms operated by the trio. Anacta Strategies — launched by former state Labor secretary and Palaszczuk strategist Moorhead, and Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman’s ex-husband Nelson — hasCo-owned by former Labor state secretary Milner and Howard government staffer David Moore, Next Level Strategic Services is also among the three most-prolific Labor-linked firms, which also donate to the party.
She left in November 2020 and later raised a bullying complaint, the subject of ongoing investigation by the Public Service Commission, about how she was treated by Stepanov and a director seconded to the office from the PSC. The hard drive on the executive officer’s laptop was then cleared so it could be handed to the new staff member, but had already been backed up, a process the CCC described as “wholly unremarkable”.
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