Annastacia Palaszczuk says she hopes to receive the outcome of the investigation into the allegation against Labor’s Jim Madden this week
Palaszczuk would not confirm whether Madden would be stood down from his role on the regional industries committee or whether he would attend state Labor’s caucus meeting next week.Madden is also under fire from former staff members David Stone and Alison Young in the same media report, who alleged they were bullied by him.
Flanders said none of the findings met the threshold for Madden to be kicked out of the party and that he had denied the bullying allegations.
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