Treasurer Joe Hockey is confident senator Arthur Sinodinos will return to the front bench as assistant treasurer, after standing aside from the ministry in March, while a NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) inquiry is under way.
Senator Sinodinos has appeared as a witness at the ICAC hearing and he has denied any wrongdoing in relation to his role as a director in the water company Australian Water Holdings (AWH) that funnelled donations to the NSW Liberal Party.
The Treasurer told Sky News’ Australian Agenda program that Mathias Cormann had been doing an “outstanding job” as assistant treasurer but said “we look forward to Arthur coming back.”
When asked if he was confident NSW Senator Sinodinos would return, Mr Hockey replied: “Yep, absolutely.”
Source: Sky News
