Reports claim PM discussed position with firm’s former government relations boss before Nathan Albanese went on to secure two-week, unpaid placement
In 2014, the former prime minister
Tony Abbott also faced media scrutiny about whether his family’s circumstances should have been disclosed on his register of interestAbbott’s daughter Frances received a “chairman’s scholarship” for a degree costing more than $60,000 from the Whitehouse Institute of Design, where an Abbott donor sat as chairman on the board of governors.
A code of conduct for ministers, signed by Albanese in June 2022, said ministers must “ensure that they declare any private interests held by them or members of their families which give rise to, or are likely to give rise to, a conflict with their public duties”. A spokesperson for the prime minister at the time confirmed that Abbott’s daughter Frances was a recipient of a scholarship at the institute and said it was awarded as a result of her “application and art portfolio”. The spokesperson said disclosure of the scholarship was “not required”.
“Under the Statement of Registrable Interests a scholarship is not a gift, it is an award based on merit and disclosure is not required. If alternative advice is provided, Mr Abbott will meet the amended requirements,” the spokeswoman said.
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