In this episode our legal expert Mike Holland talks to presenter Fran Dyson about the Transport Assets Holding Entity (TAHE), which was established by the then  Treasurer Dominic Perrottet,  as a way of hiding the costs  incurred by New South Wales  public transport system and thereby boosting the budget bottom line,  and relatedly - how the "New Generation  Fund" -  purportedly established to pay down NSW debt,  is being invested in high-risk funds on the stock market.  Mike also goes into detail about Perrottet's  involvement  in the I-Care  scandal,  and the legal challenges to Scott Morrison's  National Cabinet  and its claims to cabinet confidentiality as a way of hiding government decision-making processes and obscuring accountability. And in a victory for the rule of law, Mike discusses the recent ruling by the ACT court of appeal in the trial of "witness K" which has upheld the principle of public scrutiny by refusing to allow the hearings to be held behind closed doors.
This episode was first broadcast on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM on 8/10/2021. Rights, Rorts and Rants is broadcast from 4pm to 6pm on 89.1FM or can be live streamed from rbm.org.au. If you'd like to add to the discussion, you can leave an audio comment about our show, which may be added to one of our podcasts..Apply to be a guest on our show. Join BMUC.
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