Liberal Senator Eric Abetz has told The Oz that Malcolm Turnbull’s office briefed him in advance on every major Rudd Government leak from Godwin Grech.
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Marieke Hardy: It’s a pity party for Turnbull and you’re all invited
It’s sad to watch Malcolm Turnbull skulk the halls of parliament, a shadow of his former self. Luckily he has some company out there in the political wilderness: Peter Garrett, writes Marieke Hardy.
Crikey’s Business Awards of the Year: people
While Australian stock markets rebounded with vigor, and property prices continued to bubble away, Crikey celebrates those who made it all possible, and made 2009 truly a year to remember.
Don’t let Godwin Grech fade away
The privileges committee’s report into the Utegate and Godwin Grech saga must stay on the radar. An undemocratic Senate has no business trying to have a separate relationship with public servants.
Guy Rundle: Beyond the fatal quinella, there’s mention of Hannibal Lecter and the future Mrs Edelsten
The right will stay and stay and stay, hoping they can be in place when Kevin ‘27 is caught with the proverbial live boy or dead netball team, writes Guy Rundle.
Grattan: The dangerous double life of Godwin Grech
The documents tabled yesterday in the OzCar Senate inquiry reveal Godwin Grech was living a lie, says Michelle Grattan. The troubled public servant was, in his own mind, a secret agent for the Liberal Party, running intelligence ops for Malcolm Turnbull.
Crikey Says: Australia pardons a couple of turkeys
The day before Thanksgiving is notable for an excruciating American tradition: the presidential turkey pardon. Yesterday, Australia gave it a local spin.
The emails that weren’t a Godsend for Treasury
The Godwin Grech emails tabled by the Senate Privileges Committee last night speak volumes about the judgment of the Liberal Party and the security of the Treasury.
Utegate returns
Just when Malcolm Turnbull’s week couldn’t get any worse: Utegate is back! The Senate inquiry has revealed previously undisclosed emails between Turnbull and Godwin Grech suggesting the two were pretty chummy.
Exeunt Grech
The curtain has finally dropped on the long and controversial public service career of Godwin Grech, according to The Oz, making a quiet exit stage left from the Treasury last week.
Gillard finally hits a bump in the road
The stimulus schools building blow out has taken some of the shine off Julia Gillard’s halo. The pollie being touted as the PM-in-waiting shouldn’t have been put up on a pedestal, writes Laurie Oakes.
The PM v Chris Mitchell: the feud hots up
The personal feud between PM Kevin Rudd and The Oz editor-in-chief, Chris Mitchell is getting messy. It’s clear that The Oz’s campaign against the Government isn’t slowing.
Grech the model of a Howard-era bureaucrat
Despite claims against Godwin Grech’s actions by the Opposition, when the coalition was in government, political behaviour by senior public servants was normal.
Tony Martin: for Godwin’s sake!
Comedian Tony Martin knows he looks a bit like embattled bureaucrat Godwin Grech, but for the last time: no, he will not be playing him in a film of Grech’s life.
Godwin Grech: an incomparable disaster for the public service
Public servant Godwin Grech’s actions in the Utegate scandal went so far beyond the red line of acceptable behaviour as to put him in a world of his own.
Grech and Abetz: stacking up the statements
How do Godwin Grech’s planned questions — and answers — on the OzCar affair compare to the actual words that Eric Abetz used?
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Grech is just the sideshow
Forget about Grech, say Crikey readers: focus on Abetz. Plus Marrickville, going the hack on Chinese websites, AFL tanking and more.
The Media Monitors' Top 20: Costello keeps himself in the news
Peter Costello and Anna Bligh are among the most talked about politicians this week, with Anna Bligh up to third spot, thanks to her anti-corruption reforms this week.
Turnbull’s ego is at the heart of Utegate backfire
Malcolm Turnbull’s argument that he was the victim of a public servant who had quietly gone off the deep end is sound, but the problem lies in how he handled the affair once it blew up in his face.
Utegate, as told by LOLcats
Finding the whole Utegate debacle confusing? Let the LOLcats and a variety of witty furry animals explain the saga to you.
The email that Godwin Grech sent to Turnbull
“Swan is probably more exposed than Rudd” wrote Godwin Grech in an email to “Malcolm”. The ABC have published the full text of the email.
Should Turnbull quit and make a comeback?
Malcolm Turnbull fell for wishful thinking with the Utegate scandal. Is the best move for Turnbull now to take it on the chin and resign and then make a triumphant political comeback?
What Godwin Grech told The Oz
Want to know exactly what Godwin Grech told journalist Paul Maley from The Oz? They’ve published the full statement today.
