Dutton childcare company received $5.6 million in public money
By Kylar Loussikian, Dana McCauley
The childcare company operated for Peter Dutton's family trust received more than $5.6 million in public Commonwealth funding, placing the Liberal leadership contender in danger of being ineligible to remain in Parliament.
Education Department figures obtained by Fairfax Media show the Camelia Avenue Childcare Centre, which is operated by a company owned by Dutton's wife Kirilly, received $2.03 million in Commonwealth funding between 2014 and 2018.
The same company, RHT Investments (QLD) Pty Ltd, operates another childcare centre in Bald Hill which received $3.6 million between 2010 and 2018.
RHT Investments is owned by the RHT Family Trust, of which Dutton and his family are beneficiaries.
Dutton's office earlier this week denied that relationship would breach section 44 of the constitution, which says that any person who "has any direct or indirect pecuniary interest in any agreement with the Public Service of the Commonwealth", is ineligible to remain in Parliament.
Dutton childcare received public money
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