Annastacia Palaszczuk laughs off questions in parliament about minister instructed by union

Mark Bailey says emails to union secretary were rookie error' after Queensland CCC report finds no evidence of corrupt conduct

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The Queensland premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, has laughed off questions in parliament about the trustworthiness of a minister who was told which way to vote in a cabinet meeting by a union leader.

The transport minister, Mark Bailey, described the incident as a rookie error" made several years ago for which he had sincerely and fully apologised" and been cleared of by a standing royal commission.

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