Assistant ministers score extra pay but not diary time with mentors

Health Minister Yvette D’Ath logged just one meeting with Assistant Minister Julieanne Gilbert during November, December and January. Meanwhile Transport Minister Mark Bailey didn’t log an official meeting with Maryborough MP Bruce Saunders – Assistant Minister for Train Manufacturing and Regional Roads – during the same period. It comes after Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk last year insisted growing the assistant ministry from five to eight was crucial for the state’s COVID-19 recovery….



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