It seems that Tony Abbott lied about the BHP Olympic Dam report
Sprung! Labor says Abbott didn’t read BHP report By Malcolm Farr National Political Editor news.com.au September 10, 2012 THE Government today released a “slide show” it claims shows Opposition Leader Tony Abbott did not read a a BHP statement when he said he did.
It’s not gripping viewing. The succession of photographs merely shows shadow treasurer Joe Hockey in Parliament.
But the Labor Party believes the series exposes the possibility that Mr Abbott had been misleading.
It goes back to the afternoon of August 22 when BHP Billiton announced it would not proceed with the multi-billion dollar expansion of its Olympic Dam project in South Australia.
Mr Abbott almost immediately blamed the Government’s mining tax and carbon pricing for the deferred investment. But on ABC TV that night he conceded he had not read the company’s statement explaining the decision, which did not include the tax or climate change measures.
The next day Mr Abbott appeared to change his story and said he had read the statement at around 3.45pm the previous day. Joe Hockey backed him up….. http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/mal-slide-show/story-e6frea83-1226471159602
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