Annastacia Palaszczuk says the trio are barred from lobbying ministers until after the 2024 state election
in Queensland’s public service and made 14 recommendations, including reining in the access and influence of lobbyists.Meanwhile, a crime and corruption probe involving the office of the Integrity Commissioner, including the wiping of a laptop, has found descriptions such as “raid” and “seizure” were inaccurate.
“The circumstances in which the laptops were retrieved from the Integrity Commissioner’s office were entirely ordinary, and the descriptions of ‘raid’ and ‘seizure’ do not reflect the reality of what occurred,” the report tabled on Monday said.The investigation also found no evidence of improper disclosure.
On Monday, Palaszczuk brushed off a new poll showing Labor’s primary vote had fallen to its lowest level since the 2020 election.The poll, commissioned by News Corp, showed the Liberal National party’s primary unchanged at 38%, while the Greens were up 4% to 14%.Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning
If an election were held today there would be a hung parliament. Palaszczuk said she was not concerned by the results.“This means that by the government implementing all those recommendations … we will be the most transparent government and that is a good thing, that is a good healthy thing for democracy.”
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