Former Australia Post boss Christine Holgate has taken aim at chair Lucio Di Bartolomeo, accusing him of lying to parliament about the Cartier watches saga.
Ms Holgate alleges the chair unlawfully stood her down and failed to defend her despite knowing the facts of the case. "He then abandoned me to a media firestorm that he and others had created and cut me off from resources, despite knowing that these events had caused me to seek mental health care and medication."The former Blackmores executive says the watches were purchased legally, with the transaction signed off and approved by then-chairman John Stanhope, auditors and Australia Post's chief financial officer.
One can't help but compare our prime minister, standing and throwing a female, non government, executive, to the wolves without cause or concern for her welfare and his dug in protection of Lib members who have been accused of far more socially and managerially undesirable acts.
geebeeWA I hope she sues them and I hope she makes them rue the day. She has been treated disgracefully.
SBS Typical of a gutless Chair to pass the buck.
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