‘Robust management plan’ being developed for lobbyist-linked Victorian minister

Planning minister Lizzie Blandthorn expected to act with integrity after concerns over lobbyist brother

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Victoria's new planning minister, Lizzie Blandthorn, will make independent decisions despite a potential conflict of interest with her lobbyist brother, the state government says.

Blandthorn, who took over the planning portfolio this week as part of a cabinet reshuffle, is the sister of Hawker Britton director John-Paul Blandthorn.

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