Ethical standards officers interview Queensland policeman who asked Peter Dutton for help with au pa

An ethical standards team has questioned the Queensland policeman who asked Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton for help in a foreign au pair case, and have sent a report to the state's corruption watchdog despite finding "no evidence" of misconduct. Fairfax Media can reveal Russell Keag, who worked alongside Mr Dutton in the Queensland Police Service in the 1990s, was recently scrutinised by the Ethical Standards Command over his role in the au pair scandal dogging the Morrison government. Illustration: Matt Golding An Italian au pair destined to work for Mr Keag and wife Nicole was detained by Border Force officials at Brisbane airport in July 2015 because her intention to work breached her tourist visa. After a series of correspondence, the minister overturned the advice of his own department to grant the woman a visa. Read more here https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/federal/ethical-standards-officers-interview-queensland-policeman-who-asked-peter-dutton-for-help-with-au-pair-20180905-p501w3.html?crpt=homepage