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In 2007, Turnbull attracted controversy over a $10 million grant he awarded to a start-up company, [[Australian Rain Corporation]], whose Chairman and part-owner, [[Matt Handbury]], had been a major donor to Turnbull's re-election fundraising group - the [[Wentworth Forum]]. [http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Turnbull-denies-donor-influence/2007/11/19/1195321696517.html] | In 2007, Turnbull attracted controversy over a $10 million grant he awarded to a start-up company, [[Australian Rain Corporation]], whose Chairman and part-owner, [[Matt Handbury]], had been a major donor to Turnbull's re-election fundraising group - the [[Wentworth Forum]]. [http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Turnbull-denies-donor-influence/2007/11/19/1195321696517.html] | ||
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| − | Hamish Fitzsimmons, "[http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2004/s1210315.htm Turnball's green credentials challenged]", ''ABC'', AM - Thursday, 30 September , 2004 | + | *Hamish Fitzsimmons, "[http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2004/s1210315.htm Turnball's green credentials challenged]", ''ABC'', AM - Thursday, 30 September, 2004. |
| + | * [http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/09/30/1096401687340.html Turnbull defends logging company role], ''AAP'', September 30, 2004. | ||
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Malcolm Turnbull is the current Australian Minister for the Environment & Water, the Member for the federal seat of Wentworth in the Australian House of Representatives, and a high-profile businessman.
Before entering parliament, Turnbull was Federal Treasurer of the Liberal Party, and a member of the Liberal Party's Federal and New South Wales Executives, (2002-03), and was also a director of the Menzies Research Centre, the Liberal Party-controlled think tank.
In 2001/2, then-chairman of the Menzies Research Centre, Turnbull donated $150,000 to the Centre. In 2004, Turnbull received Liberal preselection, and was elected to the House of Representatives as Member for Wentworth. In 2004/5, Turnbull was still the Centre's biggest individual donor, donating $15,000.
In 2007, Turnbull attracted controversy over a $10 million grant he awarded to a start-up company, Australian Rain Corporation, whose Chairman and part-owner, Matt Handbury, had been a major donor to Turnbull's re-election fundraising group - the Wentworth Forum. [1]
External Resources
- Hamish Fitzsimmons, "Turnball's green credentials challenged", ABC, AM - Thursday, 30 September, 2004.
- Turnbull defends logging company role, AAP, September 30, 2004.
