Former minister Bruce Flegg flags son's partner for International Women's Day award Former Housing Minister Bruce Flegg. FORMER minister Bruce Flegg has nominated a constituent for an International Women's Day award - but failed to mention she is the business partner of his son. Tory Shenstone, 38, is listed on the Australian Securities and Investments Commission register as a director of Mandalay Energy with former lobbyist Jonathon Flegg and South Australian Victoria Allinson. The company was registered on February 16, 2013, just a few weeks before Ms Shenstone was presented with an "inspirational woman award" by Speaker Fiona Simpson at the International Women's Day breakfast on March 8. The Courier-Mail understands Ms Shenstone's business partnership with Mr Flegg was not disclosed when the MP nominated her. In a newsletter issued to his Moggill constituents, Dr Flegg described Ms Shenstone as "the founder and director of her own company, Mandalay Energy" but did not mention his son's involvement. According to networking site LinkedIn, the firm's main office is at Jonathon Flegg's Red Hill property in inner Brisbane. It is described as a "private consortium of energy sector specialists who are focused on developing niche power projects in fast-growing southeast Asia." Tory Shenstone, 38, is listed on the Australian Securities and Investments Commission register as a director of Mandalay Energy with former lobbyist Jonathon Flegg. Mr Flegg was formerly employed by lobbying and PR firm Rowland but resigned in December following a political storm over emails he sent to this father when Dr Flegg was the Minister for Housing and Public Works. The fallout from the scandal led Dr Flegg to resign from Cabinet over what he called "sloppy administrative oversights." In his Moggill Monitor newsletter, Dr Flegg talked up his choice for the award, describing Ms Shenstone as "a truly inspiring local woman." "As well as establishing a career and founding a company (Mandalay), Tory has also found time to serve her community," wrote Dr Flegg. She recently served as a member of the Queensland RNA Future Directions Committee and has served on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's National Advisory Council. A spokeswoman for Speaker Fiona Simpson said MPs were each invited to choose a nominee for the inspirational women awards, but their choices were not scrutinised for suitability. "The theme was pioneering women," she said. Jonathon Flegg was a lobbyist with Rowland. We trusted the MPs' judgement. Dr Flegg did not respond to calls from The Courier-Mail.