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The Palaszczuk Government has been grilled over fresh integrity issues this morning after a senior MP failed to declare his law firm received a significant volume of work from Legal Aid.
THE Palaszczuk Government is facing a grilling over fresh integrity issues this morning after a senior MP failed to declare his law firm received a significant volume of work from Legal Aid.
The Courier-Mail this morning revealed Toohey MP Peter Russo’s firm Russo Lawyers has been on the official panel to receive publicly funded legal work representing disadvantaged Queenslanders for at least four years.
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It comes months after The Courier-Mail revealed Deputy Premier Jackie Trad failed to declare purchasing a Woolloongabba investment property.
Mr Russo has denied any wrongdoing.
The new scandal looks set to dominate question time today when parliament resumes for two sitting weeks.
Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington says Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk should order an independent investigation.
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