A MEMBER of the Prime Minister's staff has been accused of intervening in the Craig Thomson scandal, with the Government now exposed to claims of double standards.
Julia Gillard's chief of staff personally rang the industrial registrar in early 2009 - before fraud allegations were made public - to ask if he was investigating the Labor MP.
Former industrial registrar Doug Williams last night confirmed he told Ben Hubbard he was legally unable to provide any information about investigations.
The allegations raise questions about when Ms Gillard - who was deputy prime minister and workplace relations minister at the time - first learned about claims that Mr Thomson had stolen Health Service Union funds to pay for prostitutes.
