Qld Parliament live blog: Govt cops backlash over Integrity Commissioner claims

The Queensland Government is facing backlash over incredible claims from the Integrity Commissioner that her independence and ability to perform her important duties have been impacted. 

The Queensland Government is facing backlash over claims from the Integrity Commissioner that her independence and ability to perform her important duties have been impacted, in incredible revelations uncovered by The Courier-Mail.

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It’s understood Nikola Stepanov, who is responsible for advising MPs on how to manage conflicts of interest and maintains the state’s lobbyist register, has raised concerns around interference by the Public Service Commission that’s affecting her ability to do her job.

Complaints include being stripped of staff, the confiscation of staff mobile phones and laptops, the authorising of the deletion of public records from those devices and the altering of security permissions and office access to the physical offices of the Integrity Commission.