NSW Treasurer Matt Kean has responded to a senior Liberal colleague who accused him of 'treachery' after he reportedly told a journalist to ask tough questions to then-prime minister Scott Morrison about a Sydney candidate.
A senior NSW Liberal minister has accused another colleague of"treachery" after he secretly encouraged journalists covering the Federal Election to pepper then-prime minister Scott Morrison with questions about Katherine Deves.
NSW Treasurer Matt Kean was accused of"treachery" after a report claimed he texted a journalist to grill then-prime minister Scott Morrison about a Liberal candidate. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Flavio Brancaleone Transport Minister David Elliott slammed his colleague over the revelations he was allegedly trying to undermine the Coalition less than two weeks before polling.
"David Elliot’s got my phone number, I haven’t spoken to him about that. That’s a question for him," Mr Kean said when quizzed about the"treachery" remarks.
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