Kew Cottages: Challenge for Change 2009

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2009

Kew FAQ's

Steve
Bracks, Premier of Victoria ,
1999-2007

Open Government or Broken Promises ?

When did the Bracks Government commit to open* Government ?
When did the Bracks Government commit to a partnership with local* government ?
When did the Bracks Government undertake to make public* major government contracts ?
When did the Bracks Government commit to defer* any further privatisation of public assets until an independent inquiry has assessed experience to date ?
When did the Bracks Government acknowledge and support the right of the Parliament and the community to scrutinise* the actions of the executive ?

* Answer: On the first day of sitting of Victoria's 54th Parliament - Wednesday 3 November 1999.
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Guided Democracy or Political Corruption ?

Why do successful property developers like Walker Corporation, Mirvac, and Australand employ people like former Senator Graham Richardson and former WA Premier Brian Burke ?
Why did Walker Corporation and Mirvac employ Graham Richardson with regard to Kew Cottages ?
Why do successful property developers like Walker Corporation, Mirvac and Multiplex make large political donations to the major political parties ?
What is significant about the size and timing of the Walker Corporation and Mirvac political donations to the Victorian ALP ?
When did the Bracks Government commit to its partnership with Walker Corporation at Kew Cottages ?

The Parliamentary Inquiry into Public Land Development ?

How did the Bracks/Brumby Government try and prevent the Parliament and the community scrutinising the Kew Cottages development tender process ?
Did Mr. Graham Richardson try and prevent the Parliament and the community scrutinising the Kew Cottages development tender process ?
What is significant about the size and timing of Walker Corporation's $300,000 political donation to the Liberal Party of Australia following the commencement of the Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into Public Land Development in 2007?

The Ombudsman's Investigation ?

Who is the Victorian Ombudsman ?
Why doesn't Victoria have an Anti-Corruption Commission like other States ?
Is the Victorian Ombudsman the man who investigated the Brimbank Council affair ?
Why is the Victorian Ombudsman investigating the probity of the Kew Cottages development tender process ?

The Probity of the Kew Cottages Tender Process ?

Background Issues.

Has the Victorian Government honoured its 1999 commitment to open Government with its Kew Cottages tender ?
No
Has the Victorian Government honoured its 1999 commitment to defer privatisation of public assets, including the public land surrounding Kew Cottages, pending an independent inquiry ?
No
Has the Victorian Government honoured its 1999 undertaking to make public major government contracts, including all Kew Cottages development contracts ?
No
Has the Victorian Government supported Parliamentary and community scrutiny of its excutive actions during the Kew Cottages development tender process ?
No
Why did the former Chairman of the Victorian Mental Health Authority, Dr. Cunningham Dax, call for a judicial inquiry into the sale of Kew Cottages ?