Utegate

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proper noun

A 2009 scandal around the lending of a ute to Australian Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd by car dealer John Grant, and subsequent allegations of improper favourable treatment of Grant by the Department of the Treasury.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. AustralianinformalgovernmentA 2009 scandal around the lending of a ute to Australian Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd by car dealer John Grant, and subsequent allegations of improper favourable treatment of Grant by the Department of the Treasury.

    The Australian Federal Police revealed this afternoon that the email that sparked the so-called Utegate controversy was faked.

    2009 June 22, Phillip Coorey, Annabel Crabb, Sydney Morning Herald

Origin

From ute + -gate.

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APA

Utegate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Utegate

MLA

“Utegate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Utegate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Utegate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Utegate.

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