Opposition blasts 'cash for access' The Queensland opposition has accused the government of indulging in "cash for access" practices, revealing the LNP has planed a series of what they call fund raising dinners featuring industry stakeholders and government ministers. Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk held a press conference moments before Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney was due to face the press to make an announcement regarding the Galilee Basin to announce its discovery of the 'Regional Round Table' dinners. Ms Palaszczuk said her office had been approached by business people concerned about the series of planned dinners. In an email provided by the opposition to the media, an LNP corporate relations manager explains the cost as $11,000 for a 12-month membership to the LNP Regional Round Table, which will "host six boardroom dinners per annum with max 15 members plus guest federal or state minister to discuss issues of concern for regional producers in Queensland." "This group will meet in Brisbane CBD, it would be moderated by LNP state director, Brad Henderson," the email explains. On the $11,000 membership fee, the letter defines it as "a fee for service activity for due consideration, as such is not considered a donation." "They [business stakeholders] are concerned about what is happening here," Ms Palaszczuk said. It is not deemed a donation, which I'm very concerned about. It is deemed a fee for service, which basically gets them around the donation rules. Ms Palaszczuk said the Crime and Misconduct Commission was more important than ever in the current political climate. "What we are seeing is a hidden agenda, here by this government," she said. We know they were not happy with the CMC in the past and they will take every opportunity they can to water it down. We need a strong CMC, we need a PCMC [Parliamentary Crime and Misconduct Committee] that can investigate and this government is pursuing an agenda, which I simply don't like.