Australian police yesterday said an email at the centre of a scandal that has rocked the country’s politics was a fake, blowing a hole in opposition calls for Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to resign.
The apparent forgery in the “Utegate” scandal was revealed after a police raid on the home of Godwin Grech, a senior treasury [...]
In the light of the carry-on in Canberra in what has become known as Ute-gate, it is clear, as David Crowe in the Financial Review wrote yesterday, that other car dealers did not receive the attention extended to Mr Grant by the Rudd Government.
Mention was made of a South Australian rural dealership faced with receivership, [...]
A DEFENSIVE Malcolm Turnbull has sought to avoid creating a double dissolution trigger by supporting the Government’s alcopops tax hike and postponing a showdown on the emissions trading scheme until August.
“We must not be shy or reserved,” the Opposition Leader told the Coalition parties’ meeting in Canberra today. “Our attacks are based on information, it’s [...]
The Federal Government has used a rowdy Question Time to attack Malcolm Turnbull’s leadership of the Opposition and his handling of the OzCar affair.
Mr Turnbull has conceded he cannot sustain his allegation that Prime Minister Kevin Rudd sought favours for political donor and car dealer John Grant, and misled Parliament.
The change comes after a crucial [...]
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A FORMER adviser to Malcolm Turnbull has denied involvement with the email at the centre of the utegate affair.
As revealed by The Punch this afternoon, Paul Lindwall, an ex-Treasury official who [...]