The Queensland government has quietly appointed a series of people with LNP connections to state boards without public announcements in the year since it took office, including at least 10 party figures whose appointments have not yet been reported.

David Crisafulli’s first-term LNP government has been criticised for handing out “jobs for mates” – board roles for former politicians, candidates and those with other connections to the party – although the premier himself has insisted all new appointees had “the right skill set”.

Many have been revealed by ministers in Friday afternoon statements emailed to media. But an investigation by this masthead has found two-thirds of changes to the state’s 320 boards were not.

One third of all boards were updated, either to extend the terms of exis

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