when were Seemingly innocuous email threatens to derail Kevin Rudd?”
The writer Steve Lewis filed the following story for publication in the Herald Sun on June 20, 2009 12:00am: A SEEMINGLY innocuous 46-word email allegedly sent to a mid-ranking Treasury official threatens to derail Kevin Rudd’s prime ministership. It is that simple. Or is it? With his reputation at stake, the PM emerged to try to destroy the credibility of evidence given by the same Treasury official at a Senate hearing on Friday. While the PM and Treasurer Wayne Swan can duck for cover over their involvement in “Ute-gate”, they are under heavy pressure to explain their alleged involvement in helping a Brisbane mate, car dealer John Grant. The evidence is piling up that Mr Grant received special treatment when his automotive business ran into trouble late last year. Yet both Mr Rudd and the Treasurer have denied their involvement – or even that they intervened — to help a fellow Queenslander. Gentlemen, the facts raise very serious questions. On February 19, Treasury official Godwin G
Seemingly innocuous email threatens to derail Kevin Rudd. A SEEMINGLY innocuous 46-word email allegedly sent to a mid-ranking Treasury official threatens to derail Kevin Rudd’s prime ministership. It is that simple. Or is it? With his reputation at stake, the PM emerged to try to destroy the credibility of evidence given by the same Treasury official at a Senate hearing on Friday. While the PM and Treasurer Wayne Swan can duck for cover over their involvement in “Ute-gate”, they are under heavy pressure to explain their alleged involvement in helping a Brisbane mate, car dealer John Grant. The evidence is piling up that Mr Grant received special treatment when his automotive business ran into trouble late last year. Yet both Mr Rudd and the Treasurer have denied their involvement – or even that they intervened — to help a fellow Queenslander. Gentlemen, the facts raise very serious questions. On February 19, Treasury official Godwin Grech allegedly received the email from Andrew Charl
With his reputation at stake, the PM emerged to try to destroy the credibility of evidence given by the same Treasury official at a Senate hearing on Friday. While the PM and Treasurer Wayne Swan can duck for cover over their involvement in “Ute-gate”, they are under heavy pressure to explain their alleged involvement in helping a Brisbane mate, car dealer John Grant. The evidence is piling up that Mr Grant received special treatment when his automotive business ran into trouble late last year. Yet both Mr Rudd and the Treasurer have denied their involvement – or even that they intervened — to help a fellow Queenslander. Gentlemen, the facts raise very serious questions. On February 19, Treasury official Godwin Grech allegedly received the email from Andrew Charlton, the PM’s senior economic adviser.
