Kenny: Grech wanted to be centre stageThe evidence of Godwin Grech’s involvement in the Utegate scandal show a man who was wanting to be involved in the central political stage, writes Mark Kenny.
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Saulwick: Treasury under fire
The Treasury has come under much criticism in the national auditor’s report for dodgy bookkeeping and putting too much pressure on Godwin Grech, writes Jacob Saulwick.
Godwin contacts Howard for help
Godwin Grech has written to former prime minister John Howard and other senior Liberal officials in the last week, demonstrating the closeness he feels to the Liberal party.
Schubert: Grech a wannabe political strategist?
Godwin Grech comes across as a stressed and sickly public servant who felt pressure from the government. But there was also some political strategy in his actions, writes Misha Schubert.
Grattan: the ‘bizarre double life’ of Godwin Grech
Godwin Grech is “a Jekyll and Hyde character” who managed to dupe both the Liberals and Labor. But it’s Malcolm Turnbull who will really suffer, writes Michelle Grattan.
Crabb: Turnbull a creature of contradictions
The most interesting part of the audit report — Grech calling on a Liberal Credit Suisse executive to help a struggling Liberal donor car dealer — was tellingly ignored by Malcolm Turnbull.
Shanahan: Turnbull blames Grech, but blame pointless
Godwin Grech and Malcolm Turnbull both blame the other for the Utegate affair. Turnbull should have just apologised and moved on, writes Dennis Shanahan.
Guy Rundle: Turnbull is dead
Malcolm Turnbull is dead. The prime bull is now a side of beef hanging from a hook.
Treasury knew about my very poor health, by Godwin Grech
Public official at the centre of the Utegate scandal, Godwin Grech, says that Treasury were well aware of his significant and ongoing health issues.
Godwin Grech at the Jim Hacker Memorial Hospital
The true truth about the email, the lie detector and Mrs Slocum’s pussy!
No-one forced Grech to concoct an email
Godwin Grech’s statement to The Australian needs to be considered carefully. Grech has both concocted an email and lied to a journalist in the past, and is also a man with extensive health problems.
Other fake emails from Godwin Grech (as cited by Walter Slurry)
The Utegate email was just the tip of the iceberg: Walter Slurry goes through Godwin Grech’s sent folder.
Crikey Says: Ethics aside, a big day for The Oz
Two giant exclusives on the front page of The Australian today are worthy of applaud, but what happened to ethics in journalism?
Grech interview raises an ethical red flag
If you have to write “… speaking from a psychiatric ward in Canberra last night…”, there may be an ethical concern, proposes Tobias Ziegler. Is Godwin Grech capable of giving informed consent to an interview?
Utegate roars back to life
The fake email affair has roared back into life today and threatens more grief for Malcolm Turnbull. We track the developments as they happen.
Grech as political scapegoat?
Godwin Grech’s actions in the administration of the Utegate affair are to come under scrutiny today with the release of the Auditor-General’s OzCar report. But does all the blame lie on him?
Turnbull caught in messy OzCar affair
Opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull’s actions at a parliamentary ball, held two days before Godwin Grech gave testimony on his in the OzCar scheme, are suspicious, writes Phillip Coorey.
Grech’s health destroyed by Utegate
Public servant Godwin Grech’s health problems are severe, including depression and stage three kidney disease. His workload has been blamed for some of his health problems.
Good public servant turned bad
Godwin Grech was a workaholic public servant, whose career — and health — have been destroyed by the Utegate scandal, writes Dennis Shanahan.
New calls for Turnbull’s resignation
Opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull is under new calls for his resignation, with Godwin Grech saying that Turnbull had “intimate involvement” in the handling and leaking of the Utegate email.
Godwin Grech: I faked email
Former Treasury official Godwin Grech has admitted to penning the fake email at the centre of the Utegate saga, claiming he was merely reproducing a real email that had been lost and was facing “strong pressure” from above to “land OzCar”.
The Moran public service revolution is underway
PM&C head Terry Moran has heralded a return to more centralised Public Service as part of an effort to strengthen its capacity for high-quality advice.
Godwin Grech: the plot thickens
Public servant Godwin Grech is back in hot water — this time over his involvement in the Western Bulldogs’ scheme to build a gaming venue in Melbourne, according to The Age.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: A clarification on children in detention
Lobbyists … Detention centres … that Grech guy … First Dog on christianity … Walkmans and Helen Razer … MJ jokes. It’s all on Crikey readers’ minds today.
Guy Rundle: Grech, Dickensian, Dostoyevsky-like, or, erm, something out of John Grisham
Just who is Godwin Grech? asks Guy Rundle.
