Scott Morrison must reveal any text messages from QAnon friend, information watchdog orders

After two-year freedom of information battle with Guardian Australia, the PM’s office has been told to search for any messages with QAnon proponent Tim Stewart

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The prime minister’s office has been ordered to search through Scott Morrison’s mobile phone for text messages with prominent QAnon conspiracy proponent Tim Stewart after a two-year freedom of information battle against Guardian Australia.

In August 2019, Guardian Australia broke the news that Stewart – whose QAnon Twitter account, BurnedSpy34, was permanently suspended in 2020 for “engaging in coordinated harmful activity” – is a family friend of Morrison, and his wife was on the prime minister’s staff.

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