Jul 31, 2026
✦ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Political staffer alleges she was ordered to campaign for Liberal candidate
Sharee Minnikin-Smith told a parliamentary committee on Friday that she was ordered to campaign for Liberal candidate Jane Howlett while employed as a taxpayer-funded staffer. She said her work was "100 per cent for Jane Howlett" during office hours. The state government said these claims are incorrect and denied them.