Published 04:07 IST, November 1st 2019
Angus Taylor wrote Sydney major Clover Moore an 'unreserved' apology
The Sydney lord mayor Clover Moore received a letter of an "unreserved" apology from Minister Angus Taylor, who had allegedly accused her to travel expenses
The Sydney lord mayor Clover Moore received a letter of an "unreserved" apology from the Energy Minister Angus Taylor, who had alleged accused Clover Moore about her travel expenses. Angus Taylor apologizes in his letter that the claims made by him were false and accepted that his assertions were incorrect on October 31.
Clove Moore received "unreserved" apology from Taylor
The long-standing mayor of Sydney received the letter a week ago after Taylor accepted that his assertions were made on incorrect data when he lambasted Clove Moore publically for the discrepancy in her travel records. The letter, however, was accessible to the international media. In the letter, Angus Taylor mentioned that he is clear that the letter he had sent the council’s office a month along was based on the wrong dada. He said that he is apologetic for not confirming the figures with Moore before releases them in the media.
Angus Taylor holds a different stand
The letter written by Angus Taylor holds a different stand from his previous position of being reluctant to apologize and further attributed the affair as a ‘conspiracy theory’. During the Parliamentary session, Taylor said that he used the figures from the document which was downloaded from the website of the City of Sydney and accused the council of providing $15.9 million as the travel expenses for the councillors when the actual cost was $5,934.09.
Clover Moore declined all the assertions of Angus Taylor
On the other hand, Clover Moore declined all the assertions and validated her stand by citing the data from her website. She asserted that the statutory report was posted in November last year, which reflects the actual costs but there has been no update since then. The international media reported that the screenshots and metadata were taken from the council’s content management system which proved that annual reports on the websites have not been updated for the past 11 months. The matter has been referred to the New South Wales police, who will investigate the matter for forgery.
Updated 04:08 IST, November 1st 2019