Legal counsel for former Liberal MP have accused inquiry of releasing the allegations relating to lobbying firm Synergy 360 in effort to sway Fadden byelection
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Lawyers representing the former Liberal MP Stuart Robert have described the release of allegations he received financial kickbacks from a lobbying firm as “egregious” and an “abuse of privilege”.
Ties between Robert and a group of investors are being investigated by the parliamentary public accounts and audit committee over contracts they were awarded by Services Australia and the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) while Robert was a minister.
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