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Saturday 20 June 2009

An honest to goodness political crisis

It is political rule number one for Prime Ministers that they should never have an inquiry into anything without knowing what the answer will be in advance. Presumably that means that Kevin Rudd does not believe the Auditor General, who has agreed to look into this ute-gate business, will find evidence that a so-called email from a member of his staff to a Treasury official is genuine.

See what this morning's media says about "utegate".

Car dealers run out of stock

Car dealers run out of stock as gloom lifts - the Sydney Morning Herald reports the car industry ss facing a problem few would have dreamed of - some dealers have run out of cars.

Summary of this morning's media here.

What the Owl's Been Saying

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