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Saturday, November 17, 2007

Federal election: Kevin '007' - the video ...




Very well edited ...

posted by Concerned Ratepayer at 7:49 AM

4 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

increase labor's ad spend - when you see an ad online for labor click on it and burn up their money - see how much you can make them spend it a week

11:25 AM, November 17, 2007

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

That's not very nice.

12:08 PM, November 17, 2007

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The last issue I wish to raise is Mr. Goss's most recent skeleton, which has recently come to light (late January 1999).

Following Mr. Fenwick's aggressive actions, The Courier Mail decided to revisit the "hit list" and decided to investigate the reference to Mr. Kevin Rudd and the PPR claim against the name of Ms. Jane Macdonnel.

I was put in a very difficult situation in August 1994, when I learnt of the situation whereby Mr. Kevin Rudd and his wife Ms. Therese Rein are alleged to have made a false stamp duty PPR claim in relation to a residence at 41 Dilkera Street, Hawthorne.

The Opposition were aware of the situation (I believe their source was a solicitor who I believe also made contact with Mr. Rudd about the matter shortly after he purchased the property) and there was likelihood that the matter would be raised in the House. At the time I knew the OSR was approximately three months behind in its investigations. I was mindful of Ms. Macdonnel's propensity to carry out departmental witch-hunts, if the matter were to be raised in the House.

I decided to get in first. The Rudds purchased the property in May 1994. I waited until the six months period (I was also aware that the Rudd had the house on the market and a contract was about to be signed) was almost up and reported the case through the OSR's dob-in system.

In late October 1994, I reported the circumstances to the Intelligence Officer within the Compliance Audit Branch of the OSR and requested that an investigation file be created.

I also made sure Ms. Jane Macdonnel knew of the circumstances of my report through one of her toadies.

Some time after this event there were persistent rumors of the "killing" of a PPR investigation and the "disappearance" of the file.

The Courier Mail decided to carry out its own investigations and established the following:-

. Mr. Kevin Rudd and Ms. Therese Rein had a property at 62 Philip Street, Hawthorne, which they sold on 10/4/94 (contract date) and immediately signed a lease to rent back the property (confirmed by a real estate agency).

. In May 1994 Mr. Rudd and Ms. Rein purchased a property at 41 Dilkera Street, Hawthorne from a Mr. Tom Allen for $240,000. The solicitors were Goss Downy & Carne and the stamp duty of $2,400 returned on a solicitor's return stamping (as confirmed by a copy of the stamped transfer document from DNR).

. In November 1994 the Rudds entered into a contract with a Ms. Nicole Noble and the property was settled at the end of January 1995 for $280,000.

. A check with the neighbors confirmed that the Rudds had never occupied the premises. The neighbors were reportedly not impressed by the Rudds.

. The house had a room air-conditioner, which was left running 24 hours per day, even though the house was unoccupied.

. Neighbors complained about the noise from the air conditioning unit running 24 hours per day.

. Mr. Rudd approached the original owner Mr. Tom Allen regarding instructions on how to operate the air-conditioning time clock.

Armed with this information Mr. Rudd was then queried by The Courier Mail, regarding the stamp duty claim:-

. At first Mr. Rudd claimed that he lived in the house and met the PPR qualifications.

. On further contact by The Courier Mail, Mr. Rudd claimed he had contact with an officer of the OSR regarding the non-supply of a signed form "Q" (stamp duty PPR exemption form) and quoted dates, telephone conversations and correspondence with an officer named Noel ***** of the OSR.

. When pursed further regarding the matter Mr. Rudd finally admitted that he did not qualify for the PPR claim and paid the additional stamp duty (about $4500) on 4/11/94 and quoted a receipt number.

This was about two weeks after I reported the matter to the OSR and under the Office guidelines a penalty should have been imposed. In fact the facts are not dissimilar to cases prosecuted through the magistrates courts. Mr. Rudd should have reported his changed circumstances (from the date of the leaseback of his original house) within 28 days of those changed circumstances.

. During further conversations Mr. Rudd finally stated or words to the effect that "Goss had told him that this disgruntled c*** from the Revenue Office had dobbed him in".

These comments are on tape (I have not listened to the tape, however it would be available under discovery) and cannot be withdrawn by Mr. Rudd, The Courier Mail has been told that the tape represents evidence and must not be destroyed. The tape has been transcribed.

There is another fact, which I should point out. The OSR in 1994 and 1995 was carrying out a computer data matching process with SEQEB electricity records. The records were crossmatched to ensure that the owner of the premises actually occupied them and that the SEQEB account was not just for a minimum charge. It is apparent that Mr. Rudd was made aware of this process and this is the reason why the air-conditioning unit was left on 24 hours a day. It seems to demonstrate intent.

Whilst he did not name me in person, Mr. Rudd was certainly given the details of my OSR dob-in report. The question then exists as to who passed on the information to Mr. Goss. There is not a great choice of suspects.

The normal chain of reporting matters would by via the Under Treasurer. Whist I don't hold Mr. Bradley in high regard, I don't think he is that stupid either. Ms. Macdonnel, on the other hand, just can't contain herself, as I have demonstrated. There are additional facts, which support this view, which I cannot disclose to you.

The fact that the Dilkera Street Property was not owner occupied and sold for a $40,000 profit after being owned for six months also raises the question of capital gains tax.

12:35 PM, November 17, 2007

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Fri, 16th November 2007

Labor Fails Economic Test
Treasurer - The Hon Peter Costello MP

LABOR FAILS ECONOMIC TEST

Kevin Rudd has failed to lodge all his policies with the independent costings umpire, breaking his commitment to fully comply with the Charter of Budget Honesty and ensuring that no Australian can have any confidence in Labor’s costings.

Mr Rudd has made much of his so-called economic conservative credentials but has failed to meet the most basic test of the Charter of Budget Honesty – meeting the deadline that would ensure the Departments of Treasury and Finance and Administration could release their assessments by the time of the election.

As of last evening’s deadline set by Dr Henry and Dr Watt, the Coalition had submitted 38 policies for costing.

The Labor Party had submitted 32.

The Coalition has submitted for costing every policy listed on our website and released to date.

Yesterday the Labor Party submitted 14 items for costing by Treasury and Finance. These 14 items comprised 2 spending measures and 12 savings measures. Overall they have submitted 16 spending and 16 savings measures.

Of total gross spending worth more than $12 billion, Labor has only submitted $2.4 billion in spending commitments before last night’s deadline.

Significant ALP policies which have not been submitted include:
• Labor’s Digital Education Revolution
• Labor’s $2.5 billion public hospital policy (including GP super-clinics)
• Labor’s rental subsidy scheme (centred on $6,000 tax breaks for investors)
• Cutting withholding tax
• Labor’s $1 billion tax credit for water infrastructure
• Teen dental vouchers
• $150 million for insulating rental properties
• Reduced HECS for maths and science students.

Nearly $10 billion of Labor’s spending has not been submitted and the public can have no confidence in it.

Of the savings submitted, very few relate to the much vaunted claim of $3 billion of savings.

Of the $3 billion list of savings claimed by Labor in March, comprising 32 items, only 8 have been submitted for costing. These 8 items from the original list amount to less than ¼ - $712 million – of the so-called $3 billion.

Labor has not submitted the following savings:
• $395 million from the abolition of WorkChoices
• $350 million from government advertising
• $395 million from consultancies
• $130 million from cuts to ASIC.

In March, Labor claimed it would save $480 million over 4 years from improved tax compliance. Yesterday, they increased this to $751 million. No explanation is given.
The bulk of the savings submitted by Labor represent the abolition of a government measure to be replaced with a similar ALP measure:
• Government’s green school vouchers are scrapped to make way for Labor’s ‘solar schools’
• Government’s workskills vouchers are scrapped to make way for Labor’s ‘Skilling Australia’.
• Government’s hospital-based nurse training is scrapped to make way for Labor’s additional nursing places at university.
• The Government’s Industry Productivity Centres are scrapped to make way for Labor’s Enterprise Connect Centres.
• The Government’s MBS rebates for dental are scrapped to make way for Labor’s dental scheme.

The Coalition established the charter after 1996 after Labor claimed, during the election, that the Government’s budget was in surplus. In fact it was in deficit by $10 billion.
Since driving the Budget back into balance the Coalition Government has delivered 10 budget surpluses.

The charter ensures that an independent umpire can verify and cost the major party’s policies so Australians can make up their own minds about which party has economic credibility.

Since the charter was established, no Labor Government has come close to putting all their policies in for independent assessment and now Mr Rudd has joined that dubious list.

1:45 PM, November 17, 2007

 

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