Below is an updated version of the Brisbane Times article covering the media conference and related concerns of sack Flegg media advisor, Graeme Hallet.A former state government adviser claims Queensland’s Housing and Public Works Minister Bruce Flegg failed to disclose multiple dealings with his son on the government’s lobbyist register, making the minister unfit to hold office.

Dr Flegg has fired back in Parliament, saying the allegations come from “a vengeful, bitter ex-staffer, who wanted to take revenge and try to harm his former employer”.

 Senior media officer Graeme Hallett, who was sacked yesterday with Dr Flegg saying he had lost confidence in the veteran Liberal party staffer, released documents this morning that he claimed proved the minister was unfit for office.

He alleged Dr Flegg’s lobbyist son, Jonathon Flegg, had regular contact with his father’s office, but the minister failed to disclose those dealings.

 ‘‘The actual lobbyist register document that was tabled when asked for by members of the opposition is in fact grossly inaccurate, misleading and fails to indicate a number of events, if you like, or contacts, or indeed, as the Premier says, recording all encounters,’’ Mr Hallett said in a media conference this morning.

“The public, if they are to have any confidence in the fabric of democracy and institutions like this, have to know that what is provided is accurate, true and correct, and not doctored.”

Mr Hallett also said the response he provided to Fairfax early this month contained a ‘‘lie’’. He said it was not true that Dr Flegg had banned his son from contact with his office.

‘‘Well before that, well back into April and well forward, even to as recently as the 30th of October, there has been contact – regular contact – between Jonathon Flegg … with the minister’s office,’’ he said.

Mr Hallett was sacked on Monday, only days after Dr Flegg fired his chief-of-staff Fraser Stephen.

Mr Hallett said he was sacked because the minister said he had lost trust in him. Mr Hallett said he too had lost trust in Dr Flegg.

Mr Hallett said when he was seeking responses from Dr Flegg and Mr Stephen when handling Fairfax’s enquiries about the lobbyist register, he was assured there was nothing to worry about.

He also contacted government media unit chief Lee Anderson.

Mr Hallett said Mr Anderson wanted Mr Hallett to check whether there were any further instances of lobbying contact, as the government did not desire a repeat of the Barry O’Sullivan saga.

That was a reference to the controversy over Dr Flegg’s decision mid-year to allow the LNP operative Mr O’Sullivan to review the books of two government agencies.

When the revelations were made, Mr Newman was not made aware of Mr O’Sullivan’s involvement in reviewing a second government agency.

Mr Hallett said he was assured the information disclosed about Dr Flegg’s son at the time was accurate.

“I made that enquiry before responding to [journalist Daniel] Hurst and I was told, yep, that’s right,” Mr Hallett said.

A document, tabled in response to requests at a recent budget estimates hearing, shows two entries involving Jonathon Flegg on June 8.

It suggests he contacted Bruce Flegg’s chief of staff, Fraser Stephen, to “arrange an appointment to meet Brookfield Financials”.

The document says the meeting was booked for 10am the following Friday, but the catch-up was cancelled.

The other entry appears to refer to Jonathon Flegg seeking a meeting with Mr Stephen. It was also teed up for the following Friday, June 15.

In a written response to questions from Fairfax two weeks ago, Mr Hallett said the June 8 phone calls referred to in the lobbying document did not result in any meetings.

“The minister did not consider professional contacts were appropriate,” Dr Flegg’s spokesman said at the time.

“The minister requested his chief of staff to ensure all ministerial staff had no professional contacts with Jonathon Flegg.”

But Mr Hallett said the claim that lobbying contact was banned was “spin” and today apologised for having provided incorrect information to Fairfax.

“That was basically decided between Mr Anderson and myself,” he said of the ban claim.

“I have to say I’m ashamed to admit it, that is a lie; that never happened.”

Mr Hallett said he decided to dig a little deeper about the number of lobbying contacts between Jonathan Flegg and Bruce Flegg’s office and he spoke to Mr Fraser.

Mr Hallett said Mr Fraser told him: “Alright, it was probably six or seven [occasions].”

Mr Hallett then contacted Jonathon Flegg, who provided him with a list of contacts. The overview list outlines numerous emails between Mr Stephen and Jonathon Flegg and interactions with several other office members, but does not go into the detail of the nature of those messages.

Mr Hallett said he spoke to Dr Flegg and told him: “You must make full disclosure of this.”

Mr Hallett said Dr Flegg told him he was angry at him for continually “running to the Premier’s office” about the issues and Dr Flegg was losing trust in him.

During parliamentary question time, Dr Flegg sought to make light of the issue by saying he had just received a text message from him son who asked if he could bring pizza over tonight.

“Perhaps the honourable member thinks that should go on the lobbyist register,” Dr Flegg told his Labor questioner.

Dr Flegg said Mr Hallett was sacked for several failings in his job and held a media conference because he had no evidence to take to authorities.

“This press conference from someone who just wanted some vengeance because he was failed and dismissed in his job and he had nothing; he produced nothing,” Dr Flegg said, calling the media conference a “complete fizzer”.

During his media conference, Mr Hallett also said Dr Flegg had continued to practise as a doctor after becoming a minister, saying he had held consultations in Morayfield for about five or six Wednesdays after the LNP came to government in March.

Mr Hallett said this was despite the diary entries, released under Right to Information laws, indicating the minister was in his Moggill electorate.

Mr Hallett was sacked on Monday, only days after Dr Flegg fired his chief-of-staff Fraser Stephen.

It’s also believed Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek simultaneously dismissed his personal assistant Leonie Shepherd, a former electorate officer for Dr Flegg.

Premier Campbell Newman confirmed the departures of Mr Stephen and Mr Hallett were related to the handling of Right to Information applications, after evidence emerged a staffer in Dr Flegg’s office had managed an application.

He told Parliament he had ordered ministers to delegate the handling of RTI applications to independent departmental officials, not ministerial staffers.

This was conveyed to ministers in April and May and was also raised in cabinet, Mr Newman said.

Mr Newman said after Speaker Fiona Simpson wrote to him, he discovered the order was not complied with in two ministerial offices, that of Dr Flegg and Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek.

He said he expressed his strong views and the ministers had taken action to discipline staffers.

“I expect the highest standards in my government and it’s simply not good enough that this direction was not followed,” Mr Newman said.

“My government is committed to restoring openness and accountability,” he said.

In Parliament, Dr Flegg blamed senior staff in his office for the way RTI applications were handled but said he had recently directed that departmental officials should deal with RTI requests.

Dr Flegg characterised Mr Hallett as “a vengeful, bitter ex-staffer” who wanted to try to tarnish his former employer.

“The allegation Mr Hallett made that I’m an unfit person to hold this office, he produced not one shred of credible evidence,” Dr Flegg said.

Dr Flegg said the majority of the contacts with his son Mr Hallett referred to were not to government emails and were personal messages.

However, he conceded the lobbyist register may need to be updated and he would consult with the Integrity Commissioner about the issue.

Regarding the medical practising comments, Dr Flegg said it was no secret that since he had been an MP he had spent a small part of his time on such activities.

But he said he had ensured the transition of elderly and terminally ill patients to other medical practitioners some time ago.

Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk described the Newman government as a “daily soap opera”.

Mr Hallett has worked as a ministerial adviser in the Howard government and also helped Dr Flegg when he was Liberal leader in 2006.

In 2005, Mr Hallett was at the centre of controversy, when the then federal ministerial adviser was accused of trying to influence the Wyong Shire Council in NSW over a $1.5 million federal grant it was seeking to dredge a creek.

Mr Hallett said he had served the Liberal Party for decades and had tried to change things inside Dr Flegg’s office before the sacking.

 He said he had urged Dr Flegg to come clean, adding the minister was ultimately responsible for information provided. Mr Hallett described himself as a Liberal Party loyalist but said he did not want to work in politics again.

 Comment has been sought from Mr Anderson.