Court case to probe Alan Jones’ influence

In a statement of claim lodged with the Federal Court this week, a Sydney health care company has alleged that Environment Minister Bob Baldwin reversed a decision to grant land to a company to develop a health care facility, after pressure from 2GB’s Alan Jones.

A Sydney Morning Herald exclusive says Jones’  “fierce campaign against the former army-owned site in Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s electorate of Warringah” influcenced the government to reverse the development approval “for an 89-bed aged care home and dementia day care facility.”

 

“The decision was catalysed and driven by Mr Jones, was in response to his vehement public criticism of the lease approvals and the various executive decision-makers involved, and was taken at Mr Jones’ behest,” Middle Head Healthcare told the court.

The Herald says the statement of claim also sets out how Mr Jones told his listeners as early February 6 that he had held discussions with Mr Hunt and Mr Baldwin and the matter was “in excellent hands”. He told his audience he was confident “common sense would prevail”.

Read the full report here.

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