did the pm know?

According to an article in the Northern Indigenous Times...this from The Age

"A federal government source has contradicted Prime Minister Julia Gillard's statement that a former staffer acted alone when he passed on information to a third party that led to a security scare at an Australia Day event, an indigenous newspaper says.

The National Indigenous Times (NIT) reported today that an unnamed source, described as holding a "senior position within government bureaucracy", had told it a number of people within Ms Gillard's office knew beforehand the "leak" was going to happen.

The explosive report, which has not been confirmed, comes after a protest last Thursday at The Lobby Restaurant in Canberra sparked a security scare involving Ms Gillard and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott.

Gillard media adviser Tony Hodges resigned last Friday, after making an "unauthorised phone call" about the whereabouts of Mr Abbott to indigenous ACT union official Kim Sattler, who passed on the information to Aboriginal tent embassy organisers.

"The federal government source said Mr Hodges did not act alone, that others in his office were aware of what was planned and the intention behind the call, and those who were aware may have included the Prime Minister herself," the page three report, by Gerry Georgatos, says, according to an extract seen by AAP."




Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/national/pms-staffer-did-not-act-alone-report-20120201-1qrsc.html#ixzz1l4E6F74k