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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp

Bill Shorten reveals review into Stuart Robert ‘lobbying scandal’ claims

Former government services minister Stuart Robert speaks in parliament
News reports of meetings between Stuart Robert and Synergy 360 have prompted a review of contracts awarded when he was government services minister. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Revelations that Stuart Robert met consultants who facilitated access for a company bidding for lucrative contracts in his portfolio of government services are “concerning”, Bill Shorten has told federal parliament.

Shorten, the government services minister, revealed after question time on Thursday that Services Australia and the National Disability Insurance Agency had agreed to establish a “joint review” into the “Synergy 360 lobbying scandal”.

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