Leaked files reveal meetings with minister over contracts

Leaked files reveal meetings with minister over contracts

A tranche of leaked documents shows a consulting company managed access to Stuart Robert for its clients.

  • byNick McKenzie andDavid Crowe

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‘Told him not to use the L word’:Firm taking advice from Robert denied being lobbyist

‘Told him not to use the L word’:Firm taking advice from Robert denied being lobbyist

Government Services Minister Bill Shorten has ordered a review into Stuart Robert and Synergy 360 as teals call for backbencher code.

  • byDavid Crowe andNick McKenzie
Thanks to climate change,the meteorologist’s margin of error is widening
Letters
Letters

Thanks to climate change,the meteorologist’s margin of error is widening

With weather conditions in such a state of flux,it is increasingly harder to trust the computer-based prediction models.

Bill Shorten orders review into deals linked to Stuart Robert

Bill Shorten orders review into deals linked to Stuart Robert

Shorten warned against “corruption” after telling parliament he had asked for contracts awarded to companies linked to consulting firm Synergy 360 to be checked.

  • byDavid Crowe andNick McKenzie
How do you enter the corridors of power? Maybe go via the backbench

How do you enter the corridors of power? Maybe go via the backbench

MP Stuart Robert denies helping his connections secure government contracts,but leaked emails raise concerns about access to power.

  • byDavid Crowe
Senior Coalition MP Stuart Robert gave secret advice to lobbyists
Investigation
Political lobbying

Senior Coalition MP Stuart Robert gave secret advice to lobbyists

Senior Liberal MP Stuart Robert,while in government,secretly gave free advice to a Canberra consulting firm that helped large companies win government contracts and meet Coalition ministers.

  • byNick McKenzie andDavid Crowe
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Taxpayer funds approved for Morrison’s robo-debt royal commission appearance

Taxpayer funds approved for Morrison’s robo-debt royal commission appearance

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.

  • byAngus Thompson
Plan to protect superannuation against ‘raids’ for housing,university

Plan to protect superannuation against ‘raids’ for housing,university

Financial Services Minister Stephen Jones says without a clear and shared objective for super,proposals to access it early will keep coming back “like a Mariah Carey single at Christmas”.

  • byRachel Clun
Anthony Albanese’s secret Murdoch meeting at News Corp HQ

Anthony Albanese’s secret Murdoch meeting at News Corp HQ

There was,no doubt,much to discuss in Holt St between the prime minister and News Corp bosses.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andDavid Estcourt
‘Robo-justice’:Royal commission set up to examine robo-debt scheme
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Welfare

‘Robo-justice’:Royal commission set up to examine robo-debt scheme

A seven-month royal commission will examine who dreamed up the robo-debt scheme and how complaints and concerns were handled.

  • byKatina Curtis
The political skew to $828m industry grants signed off by Morrison

The political skew to $828m industry grants signed off by Morrison

More than half the recipients in a grants program overseen by Scott Morrison were located in Coalition electorates and several others were based in electorates he was desperate to win.

  • byDavid Crowe