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.
Utegate
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.
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.
Chairman of Australian Press Council calls for accountability
Ken McKinnon, the departing boss of the Press Council, is criticising the media for failing to live up to its own rhetoric on ethics, privacy and independence. Namely, the Utegate scandal and fake Pauline Hanson nude photos.
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.
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.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Ute-mate
Giving the OzCar saga an Aussie flavour, the down-side to digital radio, the price of tea, and more comments, clarifications and cock-ups courtesy of Crikey readers.
Canberra Calling: Utegate redux
After a long break Crikey’s Canberra correspondent Bernard Keane and editor Jonathan Green are back with your favourite podcast.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Terror raids and Turnbull
Crikey readers weigh in on The Oz and their terror raids exclusive, the mess that is Malcolm Turnbull in Utegate and more.
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.
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?
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.
Kenny: Grech wanted to be centre stage
The 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.
Why are the Libs still supporting Grech?
The most surprising news is not that Godwin Grech faked the email, it’s that the Liberal party continue to support him rather than their own leader, writes The Piping Shrike.
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.
