Embattled Queensland Labor Minister Mark Bailey has been forced to defend another appointment to a government board, as he faces more scrutiny over the use of his private email account.
The Liberal National Party opposition attacked the government over the saga in state parliament on Tuesday, calling again for Mr Bailey to be sacked.
They quizzed the transport minister over an unnamed appointment to the board of the Gold Coast Waterways Authority recently, challenging Mr Bailey to rule out having forwarded more union-backed CVs.
Mr Bailey said the person in question was a "very good businesswoman" who had great corporate credentials who was appointed in "the appropriate way".
He is currently in the opposition's cross-hairs after it came to light Mark Algie was appointed to the Energy Queensland board after his CV was forwarded by Electrical Trades Union secretary Peter Simpson in 2016 to him when he was the energy minister.
Mr Bailey's use of his private email account - mangocube6@yahoo.co.uk - for official business led to a corruption investigation and the ongoing appointment scandal.
The minister on Monday apologised for his use of the private account, but not for passing on Mr Algie's CV.
The government fielded a a string of questions from the LNP about the issue in parliament on Tuesday, most directed to Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk who was called upon to dump Mr Bailey.
The premier was asked about whether Mr Bailey declared how he had received Mr Algie's CV and whether he had excused himself from the selection process.
Mr Palaszczuk repeated her response since the saga began, that she was "comfortable with the cabinet process".
The premier later told reporters she was "more than happy" to ask Mr Bailey whether he had forwarded any other candidates for appointments.
New ministerial guidelines came into force on Tuesday sparked by Mr Bailey's dramas, prohibiting ministers from using private emails as well as private messaging services such as WhatsApp or Snapchat.
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