Angus Taylor and the doctored document mystery: ‘It took us about 30 seconds to realise it was a fake’ | Ten years of Guardian Australia

Anne Davies admits she’s a “slightly obsessive person”.

It’s a trait an investigative reporter needs in spades when it comes to digging to the truth of a story.

So when Davies’ persistence met the determination of Sydney’s lord mayor, Clover Moore, it spelled trouble for Angus Taylor.

The doctored document saga began with a “very, very sarcastic” letter the former federal energy minister wrote to Moore, accusing her of driving up emissions by spending $15m on travel in a year. Its gist was that she was a hypocrite on the climate crisis, alleging that her council’s travel…