When we revealed 14 months ago that Ken Wyatt had held secret talks with senior Labor figures about defecting to that party, the Hasluck MP stridently dismissed our story.
“Suggestions that I have been in negotiations with senior opposition figures are fanciful,” he said at the time. “Equally, assertions that the results of an independent inquiry into conflict claims in my Canberra office could result in me considering my future are false news.”
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Myriam Robin is a senior writer based in the Melbourne newsroom. She has previously been a Rear Window columnist and editor, and before that reported on financial markets and media. Connect with Myriam on Twitter. Email Myriam at myriam.robin@afr.com