Lets see how this Timeline changes in the next week as the media digs deeper... Premiers Timeline of Events February 23 Mr Barnett was advised by his chief-of-staff that Troy Buswell would not be attending Cabinet the following day and also said that hed received that call from Troy Buswells chief-of-staff who was quite upset. February 24 Mr Buswells chief-of-staff Rachael Turnseck spoke with the Premier prior to the Cabinet meeting in private to advise him that Mr Buswell was in medical care after a breakdown and requested privacy. Mr Barnett announced that Mr Buswell was on personal leave. He did not inform Cabinet of Mr Buswells condition but did tell his Deputy Premier Kim Hames. February 26 Mr Barnett became aware that Mr Buswell had been admitted to hospital in Perth (he was later transferred to a clinic in Sydney). February 28 Mr Barnett realised Mr Buswell would be away for more than a few days and stepped in as Acting Treasurer and Transport Minister. March 4 Mr Barnett advised Cabinet that Mr Buswells absence was health related and that hed be acting in his place for two weeks. March 9 At 2pm, Mr Barnett received a message from a member of his staff that Mr Buswell wanted to speak to him but he was driving and couldnt take calls. The member of staff told Mr Barnett about Mr Buswells driving incident two weeks earlier. Mr Buswell phoned Mr Barnett at 4.30pm, resigned from Cabinet citing mental health issues and apologised about the driving incident which he said he had little recollection of.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 10:46:03 +0000
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