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4MAR KEY STAFFER JOB HELP AT ODDS BAILLIEU ADVISER PAID $22,500 WITH PREMIER SLAMS DEPUTY PREMIER SECRET tapes lifting the lid Ted Baillieu’s public assurances Herald Sun played no role in Deputy Premier in a one-seat on confidential dealings and EXCLUSIVE that his office was not assisting recording the conversations. majority government.’’ payouts behind the police James Campbell the former adviser. In them, Mr Nutt told Mr Mr Weston yesterday stood by command crisis have rocked ‘‘I mean, I know Gina Rinehart,’’ Weston ‘‘there’s lots of people we his version of events: ‘‘I was always Mr Nutt tells Mr Weston in a phone collectively know — Damien, Ted taught that if you can’t say some- the Baillieu Government. The payments were made after thing nice about someone, you conversation on July 10, 2012. — in the real world. If that’s More than four hours of digital Mr Weston was forced to resign should say nothing at all.’’ where you end up, the Liberal audio recordings and documents as an adviser to Deputy Premier A source has provided the Mr Ryan’s spokesman said: ‘‘The have emerged revealing former ad- and Police Minister Peter Ryan. Herald Sun with digital record- family is never going to forget you OPI exhaustively investigated viser Tristan Weston — who quit in The tapes also reveal that Mr ings of three phone conver- and your family.’’ these issues and published findings the wake of an OPI report into the Weston was repeatedly offered sations and two meetings involv- In one tape, when Mr Nutt tells adverse to Mr Weston. Mr Ryan split between top cops Simon help in finding a new job by the ing Mr Weston, Mr Nutt, and the Mr Weston he must resign, Mr stands by all comments made in all Overland and Sir Ken Jones — was Premier’s most senior adviser, Victorian director of the Liberal Nutt says: ‘‘I appreciate that there forums regarding these issues.’’ paid $22,500 by the Liberal Party. Tony Nutt — actions at odds with Party, Damien Mantach. The may be more there . . . but he’s the Reports, Pages 4-7

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TED Baillieu’s top adviser James Campbell repeatedly promised a former adviser to Police Minis- Weston was made even ter Peter Ryan he would help before the OPI had tabled him get a new job — revel- its report on crisis in police ations at odds with the command. FIRST Premier’s assurances. A week before the OPI In a phone conversation report became public, in

4 recorded on July 10, Mr October, 2011, Mr Nutt met Baillieu’s chief of staff, Tony Mr Weston and Mr Mantach Nutt, even told Tristan at the Liberal Party’s head- Weston he knew Gina Rine- quarters in Exhibition St. hart, indicating he’d app- None of them knew wheth- roach her to give him work. er the OPI’s report would Mr Weston said he was clear Mr Weston of miscon- interested in doing security duct, criticise him, or recom- TRISTAN WESTON TONY NUTT DAMIEN MANTACH assessment work in the min- mend he be charged. A Detective Leading Senior Took over as Ted Baillieu’s chief of Replaced Nutt as Liberal Party ing industry, and Mr Nutt But Mr Nutt was keen to Constable with 15 years’ experience staff from Michael Kapel in January, state director in February, 2011, said he was happy to oblige. reassure Mr Weston that in Victoria Police. Appointed as 2012, after nine months as director of when Nutt went to Ted Baillieu’s ‘‘There’s a lot of...people whatever the report found, Peter Ryan’s adviser on police in his private ofﬁ ce. Previously chief of ofﬁ ce. Previously state director . . . I know in the mining the Premier and the Liberal March 2011. Resigned October staff to Prime Minister John Howard in Tasmania after working in the industry . . . I’m a Perth boy Party would not forget him. originally, you know. I mean, ‘‘(There’s) lots of people 2011 after OPI report found he and state director of the Liberal Party Howard Government’s Government I know Gina Rinehart,’’ Mr that we collectively all know undermined Simon Overland. in South Australia and Victoria. Members Secretariat. DHS 4-MAR-2013 PAGE Nutt said in the call. — Damien knows and I know ‘‘I’ve met a lot them, and and Ted knows and lots of the ones I don’t know, I people know, um — in the know the bloke who knows wider world. So if that’s

K the bloke who set up the where we wind up in a month company 30 years ago, or or two, with you looking to Y something. So you know, I the wider world, then I think

M know a lot of those people.’’ that you shouldn’t feel that The call to Mr Weston the Liberal family is suddenly C came a day after Mr Weston sort of going to say, ‘Thank told Liberal Party state you very much’ and wave you director Damien Mantach he and your family goodbye. was annoyed at Mr Ryan’s ‘‘You know, that’s not the comments about him: ‘‘I way we work,’’ he said. think, you know, Peter Ryan At the same meeting, the tends to run off at the two men discussed with Mr mouth, and it would be in his Weston how he could avoid best interests not to, mate.’’ the media in the days after The offer of job assistance the report was released. FB123 was in addition to $22,500 Mr Mantach said the paid to Mr Weston on the party could find Mr Weston say-so of Mr Mantach, who and his family accommo- in one recording can be dation at short notice. heard reminding him: ‘‘I am ‘‘We can quickly find a cot- the person who stepped in tage or a house or, you know, and put you on a payroll for another sort of accommo- three months . . . And you dation you need. You know, know, I didn’t have to do down the west somewhere I that, and I did.’’ think would be good, where SIR KEN JONES TED BAILLIEU BILL TILLEY Mr Nutt’s offer, and other you’re right out of the Mel- Senior British policeman, appointed Became Premier after successfully Former Victorian policeman. Liberal promises of assistance, were bourne CBD,’’ he said. Deputy Commissioner of Victoria contesting the November 2010 MP for the seat of Benambra since made both before and after ‘‘You know, in a quiet town Police in 2009. Fell out with Simon election, with a Liberal-National 2006. Appointed December 2010 October, 2011, when Mr somewhere, whether it’s Overland after raising concerns about Coalition defeating the Labor Party as parliamentary secretary to Peter Weston resigned following Queenscliff or Point Lons- issues including parolees. Resigned with a one-seat majority. Ryan. Resigned October 2011 as the OPI’s accusation he had dale, or further down at after being directed to take leave in parliamentary secretary after OPI run a campaign against Anglesea or Apollo Bay or police chief Simon Overland. somewhere, that’s — you’ve May 2011. Was critcised by the OPI. ﬁ ndings criticised him. Last July, broadcaster Neil got to go away, mate. I mean, Mitchell put it to Mr Baillieu the last thing we want is that Mr Weston had ‘‘taken a media turning up at school, fall’’ and that Deputy Prem- and on this sort of issue.’’ as the OPI was signalling it well, look, you know, there’s ‘‘So given that that’s now you’ve got something lined ier Peter Ryan was ‘‘up to his The day before the report might still charge him. been unpleasantness, pretty clear, and given there’s no up, subject to clearance. neck in it and to help square was tabled, the three men But after helping Mr political, but, you know, if question of any legal pro- But if . . . it’s something we things off your people are try- met again. Weston to draft his resig- you’re looking for a good ceedings against you, then can do to help, we’d be ing to get him a job’’. At this meeting, Mr Nutt nation letter, Mr Nutt made quality person, here’s a good I think it would be good to keen to do that now that Mr Baillieu replied: ‘‘I don’t told Mr Weston he had read it clear he was prepared to quality person,’’ he said. sort of ramp up the assist- we’re not in this awful believe that’s the case’’, and the report — ‘‘they’ve really help Mr Weston find work in In July, 2012, a week after ance,’’ he said. environment of . . . can the ‘‘I just don’t think there’s any gone after you’’ — and it the mining industry, once the the OPI said it would not ‘‘You know, happy to Premier’s office say some- credibility to that scenario’’. would be impossible for Mr controversy had died down. charge Mr Weston, Mr Nutt assist. But obviously I thing to someone, and then The recordings reveal Mr Weston to keep working for ‘‘I would be in a position rang him to discuss what don’t want to go blunder- he’s charged a week later?’’ Nutt’s first promise to Mr the Government, especially to say to people directly, help he could be. ing around the place if [email protected] FIRST FOR BREAKING NEWS AND SPORT — HERALDSUN.COM.AU INSIDE Weather ARE YOU A QUIZ MASTER? TODAY LUCKY LINES: Draw 1707: Drawn E SATURDAY LOTTO: Draw 3299 7pm. 3, 6,15,18, 21, 28, 32, 40 MELBOURNE TODAY TOMORROW H N 42, 18, 20, 13, 43, 11. Supps: 12, 30. LUCKY 3: Draw 1372: Drawn Sunny BusinessDaily 31 Max 32 Div 1: $584,085.18 6.30pm. 1, 3, 2 S I Classifieds 50 L Div 2: $12,612.90 LUCKY 5: Draw 1372: Drawn WEDNESDAY Comics, horoscopes 46 7.30pm. 34, 21, 30, 24, 6. 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‘Stasi’ culture attacked James Campbell

THE Office of Police Integrity was steeped in a ‘‘cowboy, Stasi, bizarre, no judgment, just-fit-people- up’’ culture under the leadership of Michael Strong, according to Premier Ted Baillieu’s top adviser. In a conversation recorded in July last year, Tony Nutt cited the ‘‘corrupt’’ culture as a PETER RYAN SIMON OVERLAND reason why the Government Deputy Premier and Minister for Appointed Deputy Commissioner intended to make it much Police and Emergency Services. of Victoria Police 2006, and Chief harder to make a complaint Leader of the National Party. Commissioner 2009, under the Brumby to its new Independent Employed Tristan Weston as Labor Government. Resigned July Broad-based Anti- corruption Commission. his ministerial adviser on police 2011 after the Ombudsman found he ‘‘(You) would have after the 2010 election. Denied authorised the release of misleading noticed that with IBAC knowledge of Mr Weston’s activities. crime stats during 2010 election. we’ve put in all sorts of constraints and controls to ensure that the kind of generalised allegation and MICHAEL STRONG BEN HINDMARSH automatic destruction of FB123 Former Crown prosecutor and Chief of staff to Deputy Premier people’s good name has judge of the County Court. Peter Ryan. He gave evidence been much more severely Appointed Director of the Ofﬁ ce critical of Mr Weston at the OPI constrained . . . and we’re going to have all sorts of of Police Integrity in 2008 and inquiry and denied claims by Mr supervising mechanisms so resigned in January 2012 after Weston that he had endorsed Mr that they’re not unchecked the decision by the Baillieu Weston’s conduct. and rampaging around the Government to abolish the OPI. REVEALED: Adviser Tony Nutt place,’’ he said. told Tristan Weston that he Mr Nutt reassured former ministerial adviser Tristan

knew Gina Rinehart, Australia’s C richest person, while offering Weston the Government BAILLIEU’S JULY 2012 was keen to make sure that to help him ﬁ nd work. M RADIO INTERVIEW WITH OPI staff did not move Liberal Party pay receipts across to the IBAC. NEIL MITCHELL documenting cash paid to Mr ‘‘No, no, no. We’re not Y You want to know what I’m Weston. The Herald Sun has going to keep the same

MITCHELL: K getting at? I’m getting at the suggestion obscured Mr Weston’s people,’’ he said. ABN in the tearouts. ‘‘We’re trying to make that Tristan Weston’s taken a fall, that Peterer sure that the CEO is a Ryan’s up to his neck in it and to help person who is . . . straight, square things off your people are trying too professional, not a player.’’ PAGE 4-MAR-2013 DHS get him a job. That’s what I’m putting to you.ou. He said acting IBAC Commissioner Ron BAILLIEU: Well I just don’t think there’s anyy Bonighton had been told credibility to that scenario. personnel selection should MITCHELL: Well there is reflect the need for a possibly if you’ve been cultural change. ‘‘If someone’s a, you know, trying to get work for him. technician, or a typist or BAILLIEU: Well I’ve said to something, that’s one thing. you Neil I don’t think that’s But those people who, if you the case... like, the custodians of the culture aren’t necessarily the ideal people now,’’ he said. 5 NEED CERTAINTY AROUND YOUR FIRST HOME LOAN REPAYMENTS? WITH A COMMBANK FIXED RATE, YOU CAN.

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that the Liberal family is suddenly the Deputy Premier in a one-seat tendency, frankly as I’m sure you Nutt: “For a reason that will be The tale of going to say ‘thank you very majority government.’’ would have experienced working obvious to you, this part of the much’ and wave you and your Nutt: “Well what I understand for him. he can go over the top...’’ discussion has no reference the tape family goodbye.’’ there was a very aggressive set-up Weston: “Would you pay my whatsoever to the earlier part of Nutt later says: “You now, as we sort of Guantanamo interrogations contract or what would be the the discussion... there can be no get over that hump, the Liberal minus the waterboarding...’’ Nutt arrangement?’’ question of inducement.’’ OCTOBER 21, 2011: family is there.’’ continues: “...what surprised me Nutt replies: “...where people go “... the abuse of power has been Meeting between Damien was, for a judge it was over the in certain sets of circumstances extraordinary... and it’s all too cozy Mantach, Tony Nutt and Tristan OCTOBER 26, 2011: top and clearly written to a script. it wouldn’t usually be the case... and it’s been basically a police... Weston. Meeting between Damien evil Sir Ken, evil Tristan, is what they wouldn’t have automatic a commissioner management Nutt: “There’s lot of people that Mantach, Tony Nutt and Tristan it was.’’ entitlement to be paid out.’’ technique. A body’s that we collectively know, that Damien Weston. “What we don’t want is Ryan Nutt then says: “I suspect supposed to be in check on the knows and I know and Ted knows Nutt: “... and I appreciate that not really focused on you, but through some mechanism or force becomes a body to enforce and lots of people know in the there may be more there as you to generally puff it up instead of another, we might be able to do the will of the Commissioner.’’ wider world... you shouldn’t feel mentioned the other day but he’s calm it down. Peter does have that something...’’

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POLICE Minister Peter Ryan was last year told by DHS 4-MAR-2013 PAGE Ted Baillieu’s top aide to ‘‘put a sock in it’’ and stop criticising his former adviser, Tristan Weston.

K Tony Nutt also told Mr Weston that by not publicly Y responding to Mr Ryan’s

M public criticisms, he’d ‘‘acted with integrity in what’s been C an awful situation’’. The comment is one of a series of disparaging remarks the Liberal adviser made about Mr Ryan — the Deputy Premier and leader of the National Party — in conversations recorded between October, 2011, and July, 2012. Mr Ryan, Mr Nutt said at FB123 an October 26 meeting, had a tendency to ‘‘puff it up’’. ‘‘He can go over the top when it needs to be calm,’’ he said. ‘‘It’s like the (Michael) Kapel-(deputy police commissioner) Sir Ken (Jones) meeting. For reasons I still don’t understand, instead of going ‘I didn’t know about it beforehand; the meeting took place, and frankly, I prefer it did not take place, but it did; let’s move on’, he revved it up.’’ (Mr Kapel was Mr Nutt’s predecessor as Mr Bail- lieu’s chief of staff.) In one conversation, Mr Nutt told Mr Weston that despite Mr Ryan’s state- ments to the OPI criticising Mr Weston’s dealings with the police union and the media, he had done nothing out of the ordi- nary. ‘‘A ministerial adviser deals with the press; a ministerial adviser handles the politics; a Herald Sun ministerial adviser talks to the union,’’ he said. The Herald Sun believes the public ‘‘All of that happens has an absolute right to know what every day of the week, was discussed in these phone calls everywhere in Australia, and meetings. What was being all the time. Ah, includ- thrashed out in secret strikes at ing, frankly, the odd bit the heart of the administration of of, you know, ancient government and police force Spanish practices and a Weston’s version of was likely to cause Mr Wes- tors, um, in the flurry for self- through it, but I understand bit of bastardry on the FULL EDITORIAL, events might be cor- ton problems. defence, might have said that it’s pretty aggressive; way through. That’s all PAGE 28 rect, saying: ‘‘I ap- At their meeting five days whatever they’ve said.’’ they take themselves very the nature of politics. preciate that there earlier on October 21, Mr He later speculated that seriously, even when dealing ‘‘What do we think may be more there.’’ Nutt speculated about how Mr Ryan and Mr Hindmarsh with ministers — um, so, you (Labor leader) Mr (Dan- But, he said, the political the pair had behaved when had not coped as well. know, I can envisage the sort iel) Andrews’ staff are reality was that the Premier quizzed by the OPI, in con- ‘‘If I were looking for a pres- of, some phrase in the report doing today? Sitting that of his chief of staff, Ben would back Mr Ryan, ‘‘the trast to the Premier’s then sure point, and I will assume that basically says, well, ‘We down thinking about Hindmarsh, to the OPI Deputy Premier in a one- chief of staff, Mr Kapel: for a minute that the chief of didn’t authorise Mr Weston road building?’’ would make it difficult for seat majority government’’. ‘‘Kapel is pretty smart, and I staff or the minister had been to do this or Mr Weston to do The problem, he told Mr him to remain as a govern- Days before he read the re- don’t think he would have grilled by the OPI, with the that.’ Weston in a meeting on ment adviser. port, Mr Nutt had accurately gone along dropping people lights flashing and the cam- ‘‘Whether or not they did, + October 26, 2011, was that Mr Nutt, at one point, ap- predicted that Mr Ryan and in it. But I think it’s not in- eras recording, um, and the we’ll just leave aside for the Mr Ryan’s evidence and peared to concede that Mr Mr Hindmarsh’s evidence conceivable that other ac- whole — and I’ve never been minute.’’ + HERALDSUN.COM.AU MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2013 NEWS 7 +

“So, can I do this? If you’re Gina Rinehart. I’m not sure that’s rampaging around the place Nutt: “...you’re quite right. He was JULY 9, 2012: agreeable, what I’ll do is just very a good or a bad thing but I know a doing pretty much what they treated like s--t... there’s no doubt Telephone conversation between discreetly now go to work and lot of those people.’’ want to anyone.’’ about that, he was just treated Damien Mantach and Tristan Weston see if we can ﬁ nd some people Nutt: “...but you would have like dirt.’’ Weston: “I hope we don’t have a dotted around the place on the noticed that with IBAC we’ve put JULY 11, 2012: “...and obviously it’s in everyone’s quarrel because I don’t think you’re basis that it’s settled, some part in all sorts of constraints and Telephone conversation interest and I spoke to Ryan last that sort of bloke.’’ Mantach reponds: time work. Is there any particular controls to ensure that the kind night after you and I spoke and “Well mate, I am the person who between Tony Nutt and Tristan task/set of hours, like is it night of generalised allegation and Weston said ‘for God’s sake Pete put a stepped in and put you on the payroll work... you see...there’s a lot automatic destruction of people’s sock in it’ you know I mean off the for three months just to keep a bit of...’’ “ramp everything up... Ted has of those people in Queensland good name has been much more deliberately left the parliamentary record of course...’’ and in Western Australia who severely constrained under the secretaryship vacant. In due Weston: “I can’t put any sugar on JULY 10, 2012: through certain sources I know future anti-corruption commission course, if this issue ever settles it. Peter is a liar. Peter lied to the Telephone conversation in the mining industry in Western and we’re going to have all sorts down...I know he’d like to OPI, Peter lied to the Parliament between Tony Nutt and Tristan Australia because I’m a Perth boy of supervising mechanisms so give Bill another go in another and he’s continuing to lie about Weston originally you know, I mean I know that they’re not unchecked and opportunity...’’ what he did and didn’t know.’’ put a sock in it

HOW IT ALL Nutt’s phone call UNFOLDED suggests a NOVEMBER 2010 Baillieu Government elected. Tilley comeback MARCH 2011 Tristan Weston begins work James Campbell as a ministerial adviser in Deputy Premier Peter Ryan’s TONY Nutt dangled the ofﬁ ce after being given leave prospect of a return to a from Victoria Police. frontbench role for ousted parliamentary secretary Bill FB123 APRIL 2011 Tilley in a phone call to Weston meets Sir Ken Jones former ministerial adviser to discuss a possible role in Tristan Weston. ‘‘Ted has deliberately left the IBAC. the parliamentary sec- MAY 2011 retaryship vacant,’’ he said in the phone call on July 11, Jones announces he will 2012. resign from Victoria Police in ‘‘In due course, if this issue Bill Tilley August. ever settles down, you know, Overland sends Jones on I know that he’d like to give basically been labelled a liar C Bill another go,’’ he said. by Peter Ryan.’’

indeﬁ nite leave, complains M to the OPI that Jones has Sir Ken Jones. Tilley resigns as The offer came near the At another point in the OCTOBER 2011 end of a call which began conversation, Mr Weston been leaking. Weston, Peter Ryan, and The OPI releases Parliamentary Secretary. with Mr Nutt asking Mr said: ‘‘I can’t put any sugar Y The Government summons Parliamentary Secretary Crossing the Line report Weston to try to stop Mr on it. Peter is a liar. Peter lied Overland to explain his Bill Tilley all give evidence which accuses Weston JULY 2012 Tilley going on the Jon to the OPI, Peter lied to the K actions. along with Ryan’s chief of of running a campaign OPI admits it will not Faine radio program, and Parliament and he’s continu- staff Ben Hindmarsh. against Overland without charge Weston. criticising Peter Ryan. ing to lie about what he did JUNE – SEPTEMBER 2011 Ted Baillieu denies the ‘‘I’m sorry to ring you first and didn’t know.’’

authorisation. PAGE 4-MAR-2013 DHS OPI holds secret hearings thing in the morning, but do Mr Nutt acknowledged Mr Weston resigns. Liberal Party is trying to iintonto alleallegationsgations aagainstgainst help Weston get a job. you have any currency with Tilley had been badly treated Bill? I mean, is there any- by the Deputy Premier. ‘‘He thing you could do?’’ he said. was treated like s--t. There’s Mr Weston said Mr Tilley no doubt about that.’’ was ‘‘very angry’’ about how A spokesman for Mr Ryan NOW LISTEN TO ALL Mr Ryan had treated him. said last night: ‘‘The OPI ‘‘He was sort of ostracised exhaustively investigated from the outset and he was these issues and published THE TAPES ONLINE given no role . . . and always findings adverse to Mr marginalised and ostracised Weston. Mr Ryan stands by by the Police Minister’s all comments previously heraldsun.com.au office,’’ he said. ‘‘Bill’s on the made in all forums regard- warpath . . . because he’s ing these issues.’’ 7 FIRST Join the HCF MORE Revolution! Demand more from your health insurance. Now, more than ever, you need a health fund that’s going to give you MORE. More As Australia’s largest not-for-profit health fund, HCF can give you MORE benefits, cover and savings. Last year, HCF savings returned 91 cents in the dollar as benefits, compared to an average of only 85 cents for other health funds. More cover Win FREE flights. More benefits Take out HCF hospital and extras cover by 31 March 2013 and you’ll be entered in our draw to win two return economy flights to either Paris or St. Petersburg. You decide! Rise up. Take action! Unhappy with your health insurer? Make the switch to HCF and get more. Talk to our friendly team today. See hcf.com.au/revolution for conditions. Open to Australian residents 18+. Starts: 12:01am AEDST 4/3/13. Ends: 11:59pm AEDST 31/3/13. Limit 1 entry per person. Draw at Promoter’s office at noon AEDST on 11/4/13. Winner published in The Australian 24/4/13. Prize: 2 x return flights from winner’s nearest Australian capital city to Paris or St. Petersburg valued at up to $5K. Promoter: HCF - The Hospitals Contribution Fund of Australia Ltd of HCF House, 403 George St, Sydney, NSW 2000. A.B.N 68 000 026 746. NSW LTPS/13/1075 ACT TP13/552.

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