Senate treasure hunt.
Good question GD. There is some interesting variety in the gossip which relates to when the audit will be complete: seems it all depends when the audit started……….
One top contender is the notion that the committee have been playing with a marked deck for a while and inside information to base their questions on. There’s some say what we are seeing publicly is the end game rather than the beginning. ASA were told, in no uncertain terms, they were ‘in a world of hurt’, before the audit was announced. It makes sense, there would need to be a foundation of some form, a base to support the expense and time of a full dress ‘look-see’.
Other versions vary; some look back to the Staib resignation as the trigger, others look at Clark, some go back as far as Russel being the catalyst. On balance the majority seem to favour some form of structured ‘plan’ to take Houstoblame and his trusty off-sider out of the front row, before the kick off.
Pay your money and take your pick; one thing is certain, the audit was not spontaneous nor called for at the whim of the man at the back of the room. P2 tried to find some information on the ANAO website – Nada, zip, nuffin’, tight as a drum. One way or another, it’s going to take time, lots of money to track, lots of carpets to peep under, much to ‘un-shred’. You can even get odds on an AFP investigation, a real one.
It’s interesting though; are those who buried the loot smarter than those who are trained to sniff it out? X marks the spot.
Toot toot.
Good question GD. There is some interesting variety in the gossip which relates to when the audit will be complete: seems it all depends when the audit started……….
One top contender is the notion that the committee have been playing with a marked deck for a while and inside information to base their questions on. There’s some say what we are seeing publicly is the end game rather than the beginning. ASA were told, in no uncertain terms, they were ‘in a world of hurt’, before the audit was announced. It makes sense, there would need to be a foundation of some form, a base to support the expense and time of a full dress ‘look-see’.
Other versions vary; some look back to the Staib resignation as the trigger, others look at Clark, some go back as far as Russel being the catalyst. On balance the majority seem to favour some form of structured ‘plan’ to take Houstoblame and his trusty off-sider out of the front row, before the kick off.
Pay your money and take your pick; one thing is certain, the audit was not spontaneous nor called for at the whim of the man at the back of the room. P2 tried to find some information on the ANAO website – Nada, zip, nuffin’, tight as a drum. One way or another, it’s going to take time, lots of money to track, lots of carpets to peep under, much to ‘un-shred’. You can even get odds on an AFP investigation, a real one.
It’s interesting though; are those who buried the loot smarter than those who are trained to sniff it out? X marks the spot.
Toot toot.