Robo-debt resulted in deaths and mental anguish among thousands of welfare recipients but one of the people who shaped the policy claims she is a victim too.
Tech giant Salesforce met with then-cabinet minister Stuart Robert three times before securing a lucrative contract,sparking strong criticism from a parliamentary inquiry.
New legislation passed last week marks the end of a saga kicked off by the axing of six research projects by the Morrison government.
Almost 90 per cent of reports to the National Anti-Corruption Commission are dismissed as irrelevant – but have recent whistleblower prosecutions deterred those who know about serious wrongdoing?
The scandal-prone former minister is now CEO of an online shopping portal that accuses foreign competitors of ‘destroying’ Australian retail.
In an interim report,a parliamentary inquiry said the National Anti-Corruption Commission should investigate Robert’s contact with companies that sought major contracts with government agencies he oversaw.
Former cabinet minister Stuart Robert held multiple meetings with a tech company that won lucrative contracts to build a government payment system.
The new details add to a series of revelations about the former MP’s dealings over several years when he was a backbencher and a senior minister.
MP Julian Hill said John Margerison’s lawyer had informed the committee the businessman had “severed all ties with the country of Australia many weeks ago!”
Controversial consultant David Milo used material he obtained as a partner at Deloitte to further his private interests after he left the firm.
The byelection was triggered by the resignation of scandal-ridden Stuart Robert,who had held the seat on a 10.6 per cent margin.