Health minister took 'pretty shabby approach' to House of Keys

A report into whether Health Minister Lawrie Hooper lied to parliament has been published – with up to a third of its contents redacted.

An investigation was held after members of the Health Services Consultative Committee complained both he and departmental member Tanya August-Hanson behaved in a bullying and intimidating way towards members.

Last  week, Chief Minister Alf Cannan said he’d publish the report, although he said it would be so heavily censored it would be “unintelligible”.

In his report, advocate Alan Gough said although Mr Hooper didn’t lie directly to Keys, he took a ‘pretty shabby approach’.

Mr Gough also found both hadn’t bullied committee members, although he adds Mr Hooper ‘flew closer to the sun’ than his departmental colleague.