A senior adviser to federal Labor MP Maxine McKew has been accused of a conflict of interest after it was revealed she held shares in a company awarded big government contracts linked to her boss' department.
Kathleen Forrester had worked previously for Allen Consulting Group, which two months ago was awarded a contract from the Education Department worth $112,000, the Seven Network reported.
Three weeks ago, the company won a second Education Department contract, worth almost $300,000.
Under the Ministerial Code of Conduct, Ms Forrester was required to divest shareholdings related to Ms McKew's responsibilities.
Ms McKew is the Parliamentary Secretary for Early Childhood Education and Childcare.
Ms Forrester said in a written statement that she did get rid of the shares, but admitted she did so only after the contracts had been awarded to her former employer.
The government said Ms McKew did nothing wrong ( of course not, because they're behind it ) and that her department was not involved in awarding the contracts.
The opposition has demanded an investigation.
ninemsn 15 Oct 2008
Just another example of how FACTUALLY, white collar crime IS supported in Australia.
RARELY if ever does anyone get done for INSIDER TRADING (which is a crime).
NO SLAPS ON THE WRISTS here, but rather a PAT on the BACK.
CORPORATE FRAUD in AUSTRALIA PAYS !!! (if you're part of the 'club')
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