❓ The Leader of the Opposition, Mr Barnett, accuses the Treasurer's chief of staff of colluding with lobbyists on a cabinet minute. The Treasurer, Mr Ripper, denies the accusation, citing confirmation from the Under Treasurer.
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I have a supplementary question. Given that there is now irrefutable evidence that the Treasurer’s chief of staff met with Brian Burke and Julian Grill and colluded and discussed with them the preparation of a cabinet minute, what action will the Treasurer take to discipline his chief of staff? What will the Treasurer do about it? It is clear now. Mr E.S. RIPPER
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If the Leader of the Opposition calls an e-mail from Julian Grill to an unnamed client irrefutable evidence, he has a strange view of what the evidence is. Mr C.J. Barnett: Let us examine it. Have an inquiry. Mr E.S. RIPPER: If the Leader of the Opposition wants, he can ring the Under Treasurer and ask him who prepared the cabinet minute and whether my chief of staff had any role in it. The Under Treasurer has confirmed to me that my chief of staff had no role in the preparation of that cabinet minute.
Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: If the Leader of the Opposition calls an e-mail from Julian Grill to an unnamed client irrefutable evidence, he has a strange view of what the evidence is. Mr C.J. Barnett: Let us examine it. Have an inquiry. Mr E.S. RIPPER: If the Leader of the Opposition wants, he can ring the Under Treasurer and ask him who prepared the cabinet minute and whether my chief of staff had any role in it. The Under Treasurer has confirmed to me that my chief of staff had no role in the preparation of that cabinet minute.
If the Leader of the Opposition calls an e-mail from Julian Grill to an unnamed client irrefutable evidence, he has a strange view of what the evidence is. Mr C.J. Barnett: Let us examine it. Have an inquiry. Mr E.S. RIPPER: If the Leader of the Opposition wants, he can ring the Under Treasurer and ask him who prepared the cabinet minute and whether my chief of staff had any role in it. The Under Treasurer has confirmed to me that my chief of staff had no role in the preparation of that cabinet minute.
Mr C.J. Barnett: Let us examine it. Have an inquiry. Mr E.S. RIPPER: If the Leader of the Opposition wants, he can ring the Under Treasurer and ask him who prepared the cabinet minute and whether my chief of staff had any role in it. The Under Treasurer has confirmed to me that my chief of staff had no role in the preparation of that cabinet minute.
Mr E.S. RIPPER: If the Leader of the Opposition wants, he can ring the Under Treasurer and ask him who prepared the cabinet minute and whether my chief of staff had any role in it. The Under Treasurer has confirmed to me that my chief of staff had no role in the preparation of that cabinet minute.
Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: If the Leader of the Opposition calls an e-mail from Julian Grill to an unnamed client irrefutable evidence, he has a strange view of what the evidence is. Mr C.J. Barnett: Let us examine it. Have an inquiry. Mr E.S. RIPPER: If the Leader of the Opposition wants, he can ring the Under Treasurer and ask him who prepared the cabinet minute and whether my chief of staff had any role in it. The Under Treasurer has confirmed to me that my chief of staff had no role in the preparation of that cabinet minute.
If the Leader of the Opposition calls an e-mail from Julian Grill to an unnamed client irrefutable evidence, he has a strange view of what the evidence is. Mr C.J. Barnett: Let us examine it. Have an inquiry. Mr E.S. RIPPER: If the Leader of the Opposition wants, he can ring the Under Treasurer and ask him who prepared the cabinet minute and whether my chief of staff had any role in it. The Under Treasurer has confirmed to me that my chief of staff had no role in the preparation of that cabinet minute.
Mr C.J. Barnett: Let us examine it. Have an inquiry. Mr E.S. RIPPER: If the Leader of the Opposition wants, he can ring the Under Treasurer and ask him who prepared the cabinet minute and whether my chief of staff had any role in it. The Under Treasurer has confirmed to me that my chief of staff had no role in the preparation of that cabinet minute.
Mr E.S. RIPPER: If the Leader of the Opposition wants, he can ring the Under Treasurer and ask him who prepared the cabinet minute and whether my chief of staff had any role in it. The Under Treasurer has confirmed to me that my chief of staff had no role in the preparation of that cabinet minute.
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