Brendan Nelson denies 'conflict of interest' after passing on fees from arms firm to war memorial

Nelson got no financial benefit from Thales because he donated any payments received, memorial says

The head of the Australian War Memorial, Brendan Nelson, was personally receiving payments from the multinational arms manufacturer Thales while publicly defending the institution’s controversial acceptance of donations from weapons companies.

The AWM has strongly denied any suggestion that Thales’s payments to Nelson for his work as a board member created a conflict of interest, saying Nelson donated any money he received and cleared the arrangement as required with the federal government.

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