Stuart Robert: former minister and ally of Scott Morrison to retire, sparking byelection

That put Robert in charge of what became known as robodebt. He admitted during the royal commission to making several comments on the scheme throughout 2019 that he personally believed were false, defending himself by saying he was bound by cabinet solidarity.

Robert was assistant defence minister at the time of the trip and has always insisted he took the trip in a private capacity. However, after the trip became public in 2016, the then prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, sacked him as human services and veterans affairs minister. Robert was also among the Liberal MPs who accepted designer Rolex watches for himself and his wife from a Chinese billionaire in 2013, while in opposition.

Robert, Tony Abbott and Ian Macfarlane were gifted the watches at an informal dinner, but had assumed they were fake. Macfarlane was prompted to get his valued in 2016, which is when the story emerged. The watches were returned.