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Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and the Environment that she oversaw. The inquiry found that there was no inappropriate decision making by Courtney and that all official duties, decisions and actions of the Minister followed appropriate protocols and procedures but that she had breached the Ministerial Code of Conduct. Courtney was moved to became Minister for Resources and Minister for Building and Construction to avoid any conflict of interest. Whittington was moved on to the research sector. Courtney and Whittington later married in 2020.
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Courtney worked as an Institutional Sales & Equities Analyst at Lodge Partners, and as a Business Development Manager at Regal Funds Management. In September 2009, Courtney established Fish Hook Wines, a boutique vineyard in the
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