The Barnett Government has spent $5300 on a private investigator to
weed out the source of a departmental leak which embarrassed a minister
during the March election campaign.
Opposition Leader Mark McGowan today said one of his MPs – Chris Tallentire – had been harassed by the private investigator, whose engagement would be expected in a “police state” rather than a western democracy.
Environment Minister Albert Jacob confirmed to Parliament late last week that Joe Baskwell of Australia Wide Investigations Pty Ltd had been hired by the Department of Environment and Conservation to investigate the alleged unauthorised release of documents.
Read more at : http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/17626487/private-detective-harassing-mp-labor/
Opposition Leader Mark McGowan today said one of his MPs – Chris Tallentire – had been harassed by the private investigator, whose engagement would be expected in a “police state” rather than a western democracy.
Environment Minister Albert Jacob confirmed to Parliament late last week that Joe Baskwell of Australia Wide Investigations Pty Ltd had been hired by the Department of Environment and Conservation to investigate the alleged unauthorised release of documents.
Read more at : http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/17626487/private-detective-harassing-mp-labor/
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