Fed: Grech misled Australian people: Turnbull =3

AAP General News (Australia)
08-04-2009
Fed: Grech misled Australian people: Turnbull =3

Mr Turnbull has been under government pressure to explain his role in the OzCar affair
and his relationship with Mr Grech.

He faces accusations he met with Mr Grech prior to the official giving evidence to
a Senate inquiry linking Mr Rudd and Treasurer Wayne Swan to a request special treatment
be given to a Brisbane car dealer seeking help under the $2 billion taxpayer-funded OzCar
scheme.

The auditor-general, in a report tabled on Tuesday, has cleared both Mr Rudd and Mr
Swan of making any inappropriate representations on behalf of the dealer, John Grant.

Mr Turnbull rejected Mr Grech's suggestions he wanted to co-operate with the coalition
to stop it blocking the government's financing scheme for car dealerships.

"The suggestion that the opposition was considering blocking the OzCar legislation is false.

"The legislation had the full support of the opposition and this was publicly known
long before Mr Grech drew Mr Grant to the attention of the opposition."

The coalition indicated in May it would support the OzCar scheme, flagged by the Rudd
government after car dealer financiers GMAC and GE Money withdrew from the market in December.

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) discovered a fake email at Mr Grech's Canberra home in June.

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