Stuart Robert
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Time for corruption watchdog to prove its worth to the public
The new National Anti-Corruption Commission should not duplicate the work of others, instead it’s coming time for it to turn over some of its own stones and do so publicly.
- by Nick McKenzie
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Liberal Party insiders line up pay day from Morrison government policy
A proposal for a $500 million data centre next to an ADF base has sparked fresh concerns about the behaviour of politicians after they leave parliament.
- by Nick McKenzie
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Robo-debt royal commission
Shameless claim of victimisation in robo-debt scandal defies credibility
Robo-debt resulted in deaths and mental anguish among thousands of welfare recipients but one of the people who shaped the policy claims she is a victim too.
- The Herald's View
Three meetings, one minister, a $27m contract … and a $135m blowout
Tech giant Salesforce met with then-cabinet minister Stuart Robert three times before securing a lucrative contract, sparking strong criticism from a parliamentary inquiry.
- by David Crowe
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A Christmas scandal sent scientists to war. Last week, they won
New legislation passed last week marks the end of a saga kicked off by the axing of six research projects by the Morrison government.
- by Angus Dalton
New federal corruption watchdog focuses on complaints to chase in 2024
Almost 90 per cent of reports to the National Anti-Corruption Commission are dismissed as irrelevant – but have recent whistleblower prosecutions deterred those who know about serious wrongdoing?
- by Olivia Ireland
Former MP Stuart Robert explores a new cause: Saving Aussie retail
The scandal-prone former minister is now CEO of an online shopping portal that accuses foreign competitors of ‘destroying’ Australian retail.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Liam Mannix
Ex-minister Stuart Robert to be referred to anti-corruption watchdog
In an interim report, a parliamentary inquiry said the National Anti-Corruption Commission should investigate Robert’s contact with companies that sought major contracts with government agencies he oversaw.
- by David Crowe and Nick McKenzie
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Robert should face anti-corruption body over scrapped $191m software deal
Former cabinet minister Stuart Robert held multiple meetings with a tech company that won lucrative contracts to build a government payment system.
- The Herald's View
Stuart Robert met Infosys multiple times, including before $191 million deal
The new details add to a series of revelations about the former MP’s dealings over several years when he was a backbencher and a senior minister.
- by David Crowe and Nick McKenzie
Stuart Robert backer has left the country and ‘severed all ties’, inquiry learns
MP Julian Hill said John Margerison’s lawyer had informed the committee the businessman had “severed all ties with the country of Australia many weeks ago!”
- by James Massola
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