Richard Marles (Corio, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Last night it was revealed Peter Crone, an associate of John Howard and the current Treasurer, was awarded a contract worth $242,000 with the Bushfire Recovery Agency based on the recommendation of the Prime Minister's office. The head of the agency, Andrew Colvin, confirmed this week he'd never heard of the bloke. When Australia was suffering its worst bushfires, why did the Prime Minister's office give a job to the bloke they all call 'Crony'. Why did 'Crony' get the job?

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