A series of multi-million dollar contracts linked to a friend of former Morrison government minister Stuart Robert will come under fresh scrutiny as new revelations emerge about a senior public servant allegedly involved in some of the contracts.
that a senior public servant, who can now be revealed as West, who oversaw the awarding of contracts to Synergy 360, was a long-standing friend of a part-owner of the company, Kham Xaysavanh. She told the inquiry she had known him for 20 years and he was her “best friend’s brother”.
The parliamentary committee heard West had not lodged a conflict-of-interest declaration with the department. The chief financial officer of Services Australia, Angela Diamond, told the inquiry that under public service rules any potential perceived or real conflict should be declared.Committee chairman Hill said one of the contracts in question was for $9600 – just under the $10,000 threshold that requires more scrutiny.
In total, contracts involving Synergy 360 with Federal government agencies were worth at least $374 million. Companies used Synergy 360 to line up work with the federal government including large technology contracts, property deals and consulting projects.
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