Internal Conversation over Malcolm Turnbull's Climate Change Standings during Liberal Leadership Spill of 2009
Dear Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet,
I am requesting any information on Liberal Cabinet members perspective of Malcolm Turnbull's climate change perspectives during the 2009 leadership spill which ultimately cost him the party leadership.
I am requesting any emails, conversations and official documents on this topic.
Yours faithfully,
Jackson Barron
UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Mr Barron
Under the Freedom of Information Act 1982, members of the public can seek
access to documents held by the Department of the Prime Minister and
Cabinet (the Department). The Department also provides administrative
support to the Prime Minister of the day in relation to Freedom of
Information (FOI) requests made to him or her.
Having regard to the content of the documents you are seeking and the time
and context in which they were created (if any), we note that such
documents would not relate to the affairs of the Department, or any other
Department of State. They would instead relate to processes within the
Federal Parliamentary Liberal Party in 2009 and would not be held by any
‘Liberal Cabinet members’ in their capacity as members of the Abbott
Ministry or in their capacity as a Minister.
On this basis, the Department seeks your agreement to withdraw this
request.
Kind regards,
FOI Adviser
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
p. +61 2 6271 5849
e. [1][DPMC request email]
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Dear Mr Barron,
Please see attached correspondence in relation to your FOI request with
the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet – reference:
FOI/2015/040.
Kind regards,
FOI Adviser
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
p. +61 2 6271 5849
e. [1][DPMC request email]
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