It's the latest wheeze in the long-running saga involving Energy Minister Angus Taylor, Sydney lord mayor Clover Moore, and the whodunit of a forged council document.

In early December, The Australian newspaper identified the Taylor staffer who "obtained" the forged document — an official report that said the City of Sydney councillors spent nearly $16 million on travel in 2018 when the actual figure was less than $6000 — as Josh Manuatu.

Angus Taylor Credit:Alex Ellinghausen

Manuatu, for the record, has been a long-time Liberal staffer in Canberra and spent several years before his posting in Taylor's office as an adviser to Tasmanian senator Eric Abetz.

The last we heard, the NSW Police had palmed off an investigation, requested by Labor, to the Australian Federal Police. (The AFP confirmed it was still evaluating the matter.)