Prime Minister Gillard says she won’t interfere in Fair Work Australia’s investigation into Craig Thompson, because “I don’t want to be seen to be interfering in independent bodies.” Yet in September 2011 she publicly attacked the High Court for overturning her ‘Malaysia Solution,’ arguing that “the public was entitled to know” and deserved an explanation [...] Continue reading » » »
Fair Work Australia Report on HSU
Finally after three long years, the long-suffering members of the Health Service Union are starting to hear the truth about how their hard-earned union fees have been used by union officials. An ABC story on 16 March (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-16/fair-work-releases-report-into-hsu-victoria/3894032) states that: “Union funds were used without authorisation to pay for Mr Jackson, assistant branch secretary Shaun Hudson and their [...] Continue reading » » »