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Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is using an alleged email at the centre of the OzCar affair to distract the Australian public from the fact his treasurer misled parliament, Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull says.
"It was Mr Rudd's doing that Mr Grech was not allowed to talk and that is the question ... I ask Mr Rudd, is why did you shut down Godwin Grech in the Senate on Friday? What do you have to fear?" Mr Turnbull told reporters in Sydney.
"How can you have the gall, the arrogance to demand the opposition produce an email that it has never claimed to have?
"And yet when the official to whom the email was allegedly sent ... was asked questions about it, he was prevented from answering."
Asked if he would resign if the email claim was fake, Mr Turnbull said the email was simply being used as a tactic.
"You are all falling for Mr Rudd's trick," he said.
"What Mr Rudd is doing is seeking to use the matter of this email to distract the attention of the Australian people from the fact that his treasurer (Wayne Swan) had unquestionably misled parliament.
"There's no doubt about that."
Mr Turnbull said an auditor-general's investigation should be extended to include Mr Swan.
He said the opposition would pass on any information it had to the Australian Federal Police.
But a closer examination of the Newspoll showed Mr Rudd maintaining a commanding lead as preferred prime minister, with 57 per cent of respondents backing him compared with 25 per cent for Mr Turnbull.
If misleading is the only argument there must be a hell of a lot of people that should have resigned over the years.
This isnt about money it's about principle, if Rudd or Swan knowingly mislead Parliament is's game over.
And likewise ... if Turnball is misleading parliament by using false emails, it's game over too.
I really fail to see the issue here. John grant didn't get any money, does it matter if they tried to help him?
And likewise ... if Turnball is misleading parliament by using false emails, it's game over too.
The fact that John Grant did not receive any money is beside the point.I really fail to see the issue here. John grant didn't get any money, does it matter if they tried to help him? If misleading is the only argument there must be a hell of a lot of people that should have resigned over the years.
I could understand the media frenzy if this was actually defrauding the tax payer in someway. It just seems so petty and pathetic.
Rudd....he's a terminal tosser and financial incompetent.
The King of spin is trying to turn it all back on Turnbull, Turnbull isn't the one who mislead Parliament and lied through his teeth ...........thats Rudds specialty.
I meet people regularly now who don't just dislike him they hate his smarmy smart **** guts and I can see their point.
I dont really care how it happens but we have to get rid of Rudd.
Rudd ..... he is a master of spin and massaging the truth, he's not worthy of the position.
The guttersnipes that respond to Rudd on their dislike, rather than evidence, tell the real story: It's just more of the same beat up.
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I think Rederob is referring to you Burns.
Your unfounded attacks on Kevin Rudd are tiresome, boring and childish.
So for some reason Mr Grech has decided to change his story. For now, the Government will keep up the line that Mr Grech appeared confused at the inquiry. Glad we cleared that up !
My attacks on Rudd are fully justified and just a sample of what the general public is thinking in increasing numbers, thanks for taking the time to bring them all together, an impressive list that sums him up perfectly.
I don't care what you think about my realistic assesments of Rudd, they cant be too boring if you take the time to pull them all together. Excellent work.
Mr Grech appeared confused ???? LOL you must be joking, they wont get away with that BS
I must agree with MrBurns. He didn't appear confused, he was confused. Turnbull won't get away with the BS he unleashed on the pretext he actually had some evidence.ERIC ABETZ: Have you seen a document?
GODWIN GRECH: My recollection may well be totally false, faulty, but my recollection, and that's a big qualification, my recollection is that there was a short email from the PMO to me which very simply alerted me to the case of John Grant. But my, my, I don't have the email. We just can't find it.
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