Rudd honeymoon over. Grieving parents remind of his past Andrew Bolt July 05 2013 (6:56am) A tragedy for the poor parents - and the end of the political honeymoon of Kevin Rudd: KEVIN Rudd’s home insulation scheme put the need for economic stimulus ahead of human life, with the pace of the rollout and a disregard for safety warnings major factors in the deaths of three young men. A damning coroner’s report into the electrocution of the insulation installers found the so-called pink batts program, unveiled by Mr Rudd as prime minister in 2009, was pursued with such haste that proper safety measures were not taken… The Home Insulation Program also was blamed for more than 220 house fires, more than 1000 potentially electrified roofs and 240,000 dangerous or substandard insulation jobs, with the cost blowing out by $1 billion more than the original budget of $2.45bn. Rudd apologises on behalf the government rather than personally:
Posted on: Thu, 04 Jul 2013 23:36:50 +0000
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