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BIZARRE: Blindsided premier left in the dark on integrity probe - You Need To See This

David Crisafulli says he had no prior knowledge of the police inquiry into one of his ministers. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

A state premier has been blindsided by a federal police probe into a senior minister, saying he found out about the investigation after media broke the news.

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli said he was passed a note in a budget meeting telling him Tim Mander had been reported to the Australian Federal Police about enrolment status concerns, a day after the minister was informed.

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