New South Wales police are investigating the origins of an altered document used by Angus Taylor to attack the Sydney lord mayor that included grossly inflated travel figures for the council. How did the scandal unfold and is there a plausible explanation for this mystery document?

The Guardian first revealed the fact that Angus Taylor relied on false travel figures to attack City of Sydney lord mayor, Clover Moore, in October. Read about it here.

Anne Davies reported on Tuesday that New South Wales police were investigating the origins of the altered document.

Taylor has claimed that the document with the incorrect travel figures was downloaded from the City of Sydney’s website but here’s why his defence didn’t clear up anything.

Here is a timeline of events in the false document scandal.

Read Anne Davies on why the scandal will weaken trust in politics and the media.

And here is political cartoonist First Dog on the Moon: Serial gateist Angus Taylor and the mystery of the faked documents.