Damien Tudehope
Shadow Treasurer
Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations
Today is the day the Minns Labor Government must finally produce the Moore Park golf course business case and annexures. The deadline is 4pm. This is their final chance to comply with a lawful order of the NSW Legislative Council after months of obfuscation and defying parliamentary orders. Time is up.
Chris Minns said that under his government "integrity would be a verb", but the only action they take is to hide from scrutiny and transparency. NSW deserves better.
If Labor cannot meet a simple order to produce documents, how can anyone trust them to build anything or manage billions in taxpayer funds?
At 9am, Chris Minns will be talking about Metro West, a project built by the NSW Liberals and Nationals. Instead of spinning theories and dodging scrutiny, perhaps he can explain whether Labor will meet today's deadline or keep hiding the truth.
Shadow Treasurer Damien Tudehope said it's time for Labor to live up to the standards they preach.
"If the Minns Labor Government fails to produce the documents by 4pm, then the Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council, Penny Sharpe will be required to front the Parliament tomorrow and explain why. And if she fails again, the House has the power to suspend her for contempt. It doesn't get more serious than this," Mr Tudehope said.
In the last Labor Government, Treasurer Michael Egan was suspended for refusing to hand over documents, we are now seeing the same playbook. The difference is that this time it is Penny Sharpe on the line.
Today Labor has a choice. Deliver the documents or face the consequences. When issues hit too close to home, their instinct is to ignore the substance, attack the messenger and pretend the problem doesn't exist.
