Rudd and Gillard served with summonses to attend and surrender documents to Royal Commission - Michael Smith News
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Rudd and Julia Gillard have been told to prepare to give evidence in
the royal commission into the former Labor government's bungled home
insulation scheme.
Rudd and Julia Gillard have been told to prepare to give evidence in
the royal commission into the former Labor government's bungled home
insulation scheme.
Summonses
have reportedly been sent to Mr Rudd, his deputy at the time Ms
Gillard, his finance minister Lindsay Tanner, his environment minister
Peter Garrett, climate change minister Greg Combet, and the assistant
minister charged with co-ordinating government stimulus spending
programs, Mark Arbib.
have reportedly been sent to Mr Rudd, his deputy at the time Ms
Gillard, his finance minister Lindsay Tanner, his environment minister
Peter Garrett, climate change minister Greg Combet, and the assistant
minister charged with co-ordinating government stimulus spending
programs, Mark Arbib.
Former treasurer Wayne Swan was contacted by phone.
All
seven have been advised they may be called to appear before the
inquiry, which is investigating whether the then-government was warned
about the scheme, created to inject money into the economy during the
global financial crisis.
seven have been advised they may be called to appear before the
inquiry, which is investigating whether the then-government was warned
about the scheme, created to inject money into the economy during the
global financial crisis.
The commission has been given wide-ranging terms of reference to establish "what really went wrong".
It will "fill the gaps" of other administrative reviews and coronial inquests, Commissioner Ian Hangar QC says.
