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June 04, 2009
Australian Def. Minister quits over Std of Conduct breach
The minister quit after allowed his brother to use a gov't office for a commercial meeting. The underlying suggestion is that he misused his public office for the private benefit of his brother's employer, allowing them special access to gov't officials and inferring some form of preferential treatment. See full article at http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601081&sid=aPPicSOAGh0c&refer=australia . But that isn't all, he also failed to properly report gifts received from foreign businesswoman.