After being the subject of an extraordinary political 'witch-hunt', CPSU member Trent Smith is at the centre of an explosive legal battle set to test the limits of the Public Service 'Code of Conduct'.Trent Smith was dismissed from his Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAT) job last July after being accused of acting politically when he advised an Opposition staffer to check the Hansard record of Parliamentary proceedings and other public sources of information.
The case has taken 4½ years and involved DFAT trawling through 8000 emails and spending a million dollars of tax-payers' money.
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Govt should drop witch-hunt and reinstate Trent Smith now (CPSU media release)
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Govt witness contradicts himself at unfair dismissal hearing
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Key Govt witness admits being mystery source
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