Brian Boyd from the ANAO told the senate hearing that Treasury had pushed for an open and competitive tender but the infrastructure department rejected this approach.
He confirmed that the office of the then urban infrastructure minister, Alan Tudge, had begun the process with a âTop 20 marginalsâ list, with the sitting MPs, candidates and duty senators asked for input.
Boyd said the canvassing process was run through Tudgeâs office in conjunction with the prime ministerâs office.
âMinisters and two ministerial officers handled the canvassing process,â Boyd said.
âIt started as initially being Top 20 marginals, the key thing was to touch base with the Top 20 marginals.â
Car park scheme started out targeting marginal seats
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CONTENT WARNING: This article discusses sexual assault.
Parliament House is set to hold a face-to-face training sessions in the coming months about how to deal with sexual assault, bullying and harassment, the ABC reports. The bad news is that the one-hour sessions will be optional for MPs and Senators.
The training comes after former Liberal staffer
Brittany Higgins alleged she was raped inside Parliament House by a then-colleague, as well as a spate of other sexual assault and harassment allegations to rock Australian politics.
The ABC has obtained tender documents for the upcoming training program – which is due to take place sometime after September – which would teach office mangers, chiefs of staff and Parliamentarians about what “behaviours do or do not constitute assault, sexual assault, sexual harassment and serious and systemic bullying and harassment.”