Michael Keenan
Minister wanted to ‘double down’ when robo-debt problems revealed, hearing told
A culture of reward and punishment could have led senior officers to stay quiet about the unlawful robo-debt scheme, a royal commission has been told.
- Maeve Bannister
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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.
- Angus Thompson
Liberals on a ‘great renewal crusade’ to resurrect finances and revitalise party after election defeat
Names firming up for the review panel include eminent Perth QC Mark Trowell, party fundraising extraordinaire Danielle Blain and former federal justice minister Michael Keenan.
- Hamish Hastie
Former government minister offers explosive character assessment of Scott Morrison in new book
Comments by Michael Keenan, the former justice minister, will put the spotlight back on the Liberal Party's leadership tensions as parliament returns.
- Latika Bourke
AWU raids inquiry cost taxpayers $1.2 million - but Liberal staffers refused to co-operate
Documents reveal five staffers of minister Michael Keenan refused to provide statements to police, while Michaelia Cash took six weeks to respond.
- Michael Koziol
Centrelink contractors' mistakes are creating customer risks: union
The claims add to concerns public servants are having to fix contractors' mistakes, but the minister says in many areas the contractors' standards are higher.
- Sally Whyte
'You couldn’t get away with this before': Scandals dominate politics
A string of controversies has left a stink over Parliament in the lead-up to the May election. Is it just the "Canberra bubble" or will the mud stick?
- Michael Koziol
- CBD
- CBD
New port of call for Labor staffer's partner
Why Labor, and particularly its outspoken roads and maritime spokeswoman Jodi McKay, were pursuing this issue with such vigour was a mystery.
- Kylar Loussikian & Samantha Hutchinson
- Opinion
- Government IT
Just how many digital transformation strategies do we need?
What moves this from farce to tragedy is that our government obviously still doesn't get just how important this is.
- Nicholas Stuart
Government plan to move almost all services online within seven years
The Australian government is seeking to overcome years of IT bungles in new plan.
- Sally Whyte
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