A culture of reward and punishment could have led senior officers to stay quiet about the unlawful robo-debt scheme,a royal commission has been told.
The attorney-general said it was appropriate to provide financial assistance for Scott Morrison,given the inquiry related to his former duties as social services minister,treasurer and prime minister.
Names firming up for the review panel include eminent Perth QC Mark Trowell,party fundraising extraordinaire Danielle Blain and former federal justice minister Michael Keenan.
Comments by Michael Keenan,the former justice minister,will put the spotlight back on the Liberal Party's leadership tensions as parliament returns.
Documents reveal five staffers of minister Michael Keenan refused to provide statements to police,while Michaelia Cash took six weeks to respond.
The claims add to concerns public servants are having to fix contractors'mistakes,but the minister says in many areas the contractors'standards are higher.
A string of controversies has left a stink over Parliament in the lead-up to the May election. Is it just the"Canberra bubble"or will the mud stick?
Why Labor,and particularly its outspoken roads and maritime spokeswoman Jodi McKay,were pursuing this issue with such vigour was a mystery.
What moves this from farce to tragedy is that our government obviously still doesn't get just how important this is.
The Australian government is seeking to overcome years of IT bungles in new plan.