Hadley attacks Carenne supporting MP Martin

Popular talkback radio host on 2UE in Sydney, Ray Hadley has launched a second day of attacks on Gerard Martin, Member for Bathurst following his speech in parliament on Friday where he attacked the radio shock jock.

Protected by parliamentary privilege, Mr Martin said that Hadley had taken a "shine" to him following Mr Hadley being contacted by a distraught widow who had asked Mr Martin for assistance following the death of her husband due to an ambulance getting lost en-route to her property in Cullen Bullen, near Lithgow. Mr Hadley contacted Mr Martin on the widow's behalf and began questioning Mr Martin about his lack of assistance, before Mr Martin called him a "bully" and a "thug" and hung up on him.

Mr Martin subsequently spun a story to the local media attempting to paint the widow as a liar and was exposed for knowing of the council of which he used to serve as mayor on sealing the wrong road.

In Mr Martin's farewell speech, he made allegations that Hadley has no ethics and is only there to earn money before claiming he was a flawed human being.

Hadley immediately hit back, claiming that Mr Martin was gutless for using parliamentary privilege to attack him. On his show, Mr Hadley said “I’ll tell you what, when it comes to having no scruples, you’re captain, coach and sole selector,”

“The difference is, of course, you may wish to sue me because I’m saying it here. You have no guts. Go outside parliament and say I’ve got no ethics and see how I bore it up you, you lowlife bludger.”

Mr Hadley went on to slam Martin's recollection of the circumstances of Kevin McFadden's death, which Martin told parliament “An ambulance supposedly had not turned up to an accident. Apparently there were three of them.”

Hadley said that Martin was a "lying lowlife" and that the truth was:
“The ambulance didn’t turn up to the death of a man who suffered a heart attack and his poor wife Velma … eventually got an apology from the ambulance service because the bloody ambulance didn’t turn up at the right address because it wasn’t equipped with the necessary GPS equipment to get it to the right address.

“You see, that’s what he thinks of his constituents, this lowlife bludger."

Mr Hadley's attacks continued today, flanked by Velma McFadden, Mr McFadden's widow.

Gerard Martin has repeatedly come under fire by Carenne Gate for leaking confidential communications with a whistleblower to Carenne principal Lyn Duncan and for claiming that people outside of the Bathurst region have no right commenting on issues at the school. In an email to myself on 17 November 2009, Mr Martin said:

In response to your e-mail the 17th of the 11th regarding Carenne special school I make the following observations.

I have always been and will continue to be a strong supporter of the school.

The fact that something has been revealed on Indymedia does not make it true. I am aware of many libellous and untrue statements posted on that website. I am Also intrigued as to how and why people who do not live in the area have no knowledge or links to the school can add to the mischievous innuendo and rumour.

I am confident that the departmental and police investigations will reveal the true story. In the meantime the genuine and honest supporters of Carenne school will continue to support the school as it goes about its very important work

Mr Martin would now be aware that much of the true story has been revealed about the Carenne Special School, with serious claims of child abuse, corruption and bullying being covered up by Mr Martin's friends.

In my view, the Bathurst community will lose nothing by Gerard Martin not contesting the next state election as he has been deeply involved in the persecution and cover-ups at Carenne Special School.