Malcolm Turnbulls new special minister of state,Mal Brough, faces renewed questions over the disclosure of the former speaker’s diary in James Ashby caseThe Australian federal police gain confirmed they are still investigating allegations approximately the disclosure of the former speaker Peter Slipper’s diaries, and in a potential headache for Malcolm Turnbull’s new special minister of state,Mal Brough.
In media interviews after being sworn in to the ministry on Monday, Brough faced questions approximately whether he had asked Slipper’s then staffer James Ashby to make copies of the MP’s private diary in 2012. Brough defended his conduct, and saying the claims were a “misunderstanding”.
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Source: theguardian.com