Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is demanding Opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull resign because of the way he handled what has now been dubbed the Utegate scandal.
The ABC reports part of the row hinges on an email which purportedly showed Mr Rudd's office making representations to a Treasury official on behalf of car dealer, who is also a political donor.
Police investigations have found the email was a fake.
But Mr Turnbull told the 7:30 Report that no-one in the Opposition had anything to do with creating the faked email and he will not resign.
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