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'Hockey owes me': Helloworld boss

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US Ambassador Joe Hockey's connections to Helloworld is under scrutiny. Source: AAP

As Labor weighs up sacking Joe Hockey from his role as ambassador to the United States, senior officials are confident he met pecuniary interest rules.


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As Labor weighs up sacking Joe Hockey from his role as ambassador to the United States, senior officials are confident he met pecuniary interest rules.


"Hockey owes me."

A bombshell letter has deepened the Helloworld scandal engulfing the federal government and Australia's ambassador to the US, Joe Hockey.

When diverted from his 2017 holiday in Europe to Washington to speak with Mr Hockey about the embassy's travel needs, former Helloworld employee Russell Carstensen asked his boss how the meeting was arranged so quickly.

 

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