Frydenberg sought 'urgent' details on Angus Taylor grasslands investigation

The former environment minister Josh Frydenberg sought urgent information about an investigation for land clearing brought by his department against a company in which fellow minister Angus Taylor and his relatives held an interest, new documents show.

A week after parliament resumed in February 2017, and shortly after his department began an investigation into clearing of critically endangered grasslands at the Taylor family-owned property, Frydenberg’s office contacted the environment and energy department saying it required “urgent talking points” because the case had been raised in parliament.

But Hansard transcripts for that time show no record of the matter being raised in either the House or the Senate chambers, raising the possibility it was discussed with Frydenberg by an unnamed person privately.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/oct/15/frydenberg-sought-urgent-details-on-angus-taylor-grasslands-investigation

Angus Taylor and Josh Frydenberg

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