Utegate en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From ute + -gate.
Meanings
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(Australian, informal) A 2009 scandal around the lending of a ute to Australian Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd by car dealer John Grant, and subsequent allegations of improper favourable treatment of Grant by the Department of the Treasury.
The Australian Federal Police revealed this afternoon that the email that sparked the so-called Utegate controversy was faked.
2009 June 22, Phillip Coorey, Annabel Crabb, Sydney Morning Herald: