PM asks his department to investigate whether Robert breached ministerial standards by attending event to notice mining deal involving party donorMalcolm Turnbull has sought advice on whether the frontbencher Stuart Robert breached ministerial standards when he attended an event in China to celebrate a mining deal involving a major Liberal party donor.
The prime minister said while he had confidence in all of his ministers, he had asked his top bureaucrat to investigate the matter – a move that casts a shadow on Roberts future as Turnbull considers a long-awaited reshuffle.
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Source: theguardian.com