NSW Community Services Minister Pru Goward has come under sustained opposition fire amid the continued fallout over conflicting child protection worker numbers.
The minister told a budget estimates hearing last week she wasn't aware of a draft Ernst & Young report that found only 1797 caseworkers on the government's books.
Ms Goward had consistently claimed there were about 2000.
On Tuesday, she was forced to admit the draft report had been sent to her office multiple times, and was even tabled at a meeting she attended last month, but that she hadn't read it.
But minutes of the July meeting have emerged, which include four separate references to the Ernst & Young report.
Opposition Leader John Robertson says the suggestion that Ms Goward could have missed every mention defies belief.
"This minister's position is completely untenable," he told reporters on Wednesday.
"This minister is either lying, incompetent or absolutely negligent when it comes to her responsibility of protecting the most vulnerable children in our community from being put in harm's way."
Ms Goward was unbowed during parliamentary question time on Wednesday afternoon, as Labor MPs used every question to grill her over her handling of the matter.
"I have always said I'm committed to transparency. I'm rock solid on the reforms this government is delivering to improve the child protection system," Ms Goward shot at the opposition.
Ms Goward said Labor's repeated calls for her resignation and claims that she misled parliament amounted to a "grubby personal attack".
Premier Barry O'Farrell on Tuesday declared his continued support for the minister.
Opposition family and community services spokeswoman Linda Burney said at least 25 caseworker positions were also unfilled on the state's North Coast.
"Leaving more than 25 caseworker positions unfilled in one of the most needy regions is a disaster for children's welfare on the North Coast of NSW," Mr Burney said in a statement on Wednesday night.
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