Media Release.
Shadow
Treasurer Curtis Pitt says if the Premier has read the LNP’s secret
Costello Audit report over Easter as promised he should now be able to
answer questions about the impact of its recommendations
on privatisations.
“It
is time this saga of secrecy ended and Queenslanders were told what is
in the Costello Audit report that the LNP is so keen to keep under lock
and key,” Mr Pitt said.
“Even
though the asset sales, privatisations, and outsourcing recommended in
the LNP’s secret Costello Audit report will cost many Queenslanders
their jobs, the Premier was not interested enough
to read it when it was handed to his government a month ago.
“He
has since made promises to read it, but as usual he broke them.
However, he did commit on ABC Radio last Tuesday to reading the secret
report over the Easter break, so he should now be
able to answer some basic questions about it.”
Mr Pitt said the Premier should today be able to say:
• What is the secret report recommending for sale?
• What is the secret report recommending for privatisation?
• What is the secret report recommending for outsourcing?
• What services will be hit?
• How many jobs will disappear with the disposal of assets or services?
“The
Newman Government has a well-deserved reputation for secrecy. It holds
secret fundraising dinners at secret locations with secret guest lists,”
he said.
“The
LNP has no hesitation in spending taxpayers’ money to the tune of
$3,300 a day supporting Liberal Party activist Peter Costello to write a
report designed purely to excuse the mass sackings
and frontline service cuts needed to fund their election promises.
"This
year Easter Monday may also be April Fool's Day, but Queenslanders are
not fooled by the LNP's suggestion that the Costello Audit is in anyway
'independent'.
“If
the Premier and Treasurer Tim Nicholls want to continue their arrogant
approach of hiding the Costello Audit report it is only fair the Premier
answer simple questions about it.
“If
he can’t or won’t answer basic questions, the Premier should
immediately release the full and final report of the LNP’s Costello
Audit report so Queenslanders can read it themselves.
“We
are still waiting for the release of the second secret report by Mr
Costello presented to the government at the end of November 2012 — four
months ago.
“That second hidden report should also be released as soon as possible,” Mr Pitt said.
Costello Audit Report – a saga of secrecy
2012:
29 Mar Commission of Audit announced headed by Liberal Party activist Peter Costello
15 June Interim Report
30 Nov Secret Interim Report (still unreleased)
2013:
Thu 28 Feb Final Report given to Government (still unreleased)
Fri 1 Mar Government releases only the executive summary of Report
Mon 4 Mar Cabinet briefed on contents of Report
The Australian 4 Mar
Nicholls: Well I expect that the backbenchers will be receiving [the Audit Report] after Easter.
Nine News 4 Mar
Nicholls: The Premier's Office have access to the full report, of course they do.
Seven News 4 Mar
Tue
5 Mar Newman: I have read the executive summary; I have not yet
got my hands on the 1,000 pages that the Treasurer was alluding to
earlier on.
Hansard 5 Mar
Newman: But I do not have to read the report at this stage because we have made no decisions.
Hansard 5 Mar
Mr Newman said he would read the report in the next five days.
Courier-Mail 6 Mar
Mon 11 Mar Cabinet Ministers given copies of report
The Australian 4 Mar
Tue 26 Mar Newman on whether he had yet read the report:
Course not, but I’m reading through it and you know what, Easter is
my bit of quiet time where I’m really going to cut through the whole
thing and finish it.
612ABC 26 Mar
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