Tasmania's Treasurer hits back after a report of him being a discharged bankrupt 30 years ago is published, calling it an 'utterly toxic smear campaign' and a 'gutless, grubby attack from people who I frankly expected more of'.
Michael Ferguson says Tasmanians "deserve better than political opponents attempting to use events from when someone was 19 to tear them down".Tasmania's Treasurer Michael Ferguson , already under fire because of his handling of the Spirit of Tasmania ferry and port debacle, is the subject of a report in The Australian detailing a six-month period of him being bankrupt in 1994.
Mr Ferguson had not actively disclosed the bankruptcy to voters while seeking election at multiple state and federal elections over the past two decades.Photo shows A man in a blue suit stands in front of a podium, in front of an Australian flag. "The other people were covered by their insurance. So given my age and lack of income I was advised to apply for bankruptcy, and did so," he wrote.
Labor says it was "little wonder Tasmania's finances are such a mess; Michael Ferguson went bankrupt and now he's wrecked Tasmania's finances too", The Australian reported.since the last election over the rollout of two new Spirit of Tasmania vessels and associated port upgrades, as he was the shareholder minister for Spirit operator TT-Line and TasPorts.
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