An investigation by the Australian Federal Police into federal energy minister Angus Taylor and his office has come to a halt.
The Australian Federal Police statement came a day after it was revealed the powerful privileges committee would not investigate whether Mr Taylor misled Parliament over his use of a fake document to criticise Sydney’s mayor.referred the matter to the AFP in DecemberThe letter Mr Taylor sent to Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore criticised her for driving up carbon emissions by spending over $15 million in council money on domestic and international travel, but the figures were false.
“The AFP assessment of this matter identified there is no evidence to indicate the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction was involved in falsifying information,” an AFP spokesperson said. “The low level of harm and the apology made by the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction to the Lord Mayor of Sydney, along with the significant level of resources required to investigate were also factored into the decision not to pursue this matter.
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