FED: Turnbull worked 'hand in glove' with Grech: Emerson

AAP General News (Australia)
08-05-2009
FED: Turnbull worked 'hand in glove' with Grech: Emerson

CANBERRA, Aug 5 AAP - The Rudd government is expected to keep up its attack on Opposition
Leader Malcolm Turnbull over the Ozcar affair on Wednesday, with suggestions he could
have treated the Senate with contempt.

Labor has flagged it will push for an investigation by the upper house privileges committee
into evidence given by treasury official Godwin Grech to a Senate inquiry in June.

Government minister Craig Emerson says Mr Turnbull worked "hand in glove" with Mr Grech
by coaching him and "scripting" evidence which suggested special assistance was given
to the prime minister's mate, car dealer John Grant.

"He collaborated with Mr Grech, he created the impression that the evidence ... was
spontaneous ... but he was involved with Mr Grech in working out the questions that would
be asked and the answers that would be given," Dr Emerson told ABC TV.

Mr Turnbull's credibility was now "smashed" because he'd deliberately misled the Australian
people by engaging in a "sham Senate inquiry", the Labor minister said.

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