In view that 26 union and ex-union officials have already been referred to law enforcement

and that some 50 possible breaches of criminal and civil laws are still being investigated it is important that Dyson continues in his role heading the Commission to root out the rot from the Unions which currently have a strangle hold on the Labor Party.

Prior to publishing, Fairfax Media sent the commission's media and communications director, Adrian Kerr, three questions requesting immediate confirmation Mr Heydon had agreed to deliver the address, was aware it was a Liberal Party fundraiser and comment on whether he thought it was appropriate given his position. Fairfax also had series of communications with the royal commission that morning via phone and text.

Just over 20 minutes before Fairfax Media sent the questions, Mr Heydon's personal assistant wrote to the event's organisers and said he would have to pull out if there was "any possibility" the address "could be described as a Liberal Party event". 

The commission was potentially alerted the night before that the media might become aware of Mr Heydon's scheduled appearance at the Liberal Party fundraiser. 

During a call for documents, the Australian Council of Trade Unions' barrister, Robert Newlinds, SC, asked for the commission to release communications, including "all records of communications between you or the commission and the media" about the event. The ACTU was keen to know whether Mr Heydon only pulled out of the speech because Fairfax Media - or any other outlets - had started to show interest.

Mr Heydon told the ACTU "documents that answer that" could be found on two tabs of commission documents.

However, the two tabs provided do not contain the 9.46am email containing Fairfax Media's questions, or the 9.53am response from Mr Kerr.

Good lord, what a lot of hooey, Pete.

We might now ask the lone right winger WHY are you so hell bent to support CORPORATE BULLIES who have NO moral obligations and their primary objectives is to make money!  Given, that corporations objectives are simply to make money, then it is obvious that the easiest way is - to pay as little as possible to workers for the work they do, to reduce worker benefits (superannuation), and to reduce safety costs.

Australian Workers are threatened with a foreign workforce (457 visas) and were forced (under Howard) to accept individual work agreements (mostly written by the BULLY CORPORATIONS and told to either sign or there is the door).

 It is actually GOOD for the ECONOMY for workers to have good pay and benefits.... it keeps money in peoples pockets to buy the goods and services of Businesses (big & small) and it keeps money flowing through the system.

Hence, EMPLOYER greed is NOT good for the economy and UNIONs keep that greed at bay, to ensure a FUNCTIONING & HEALTHY ECONOMY.

Yes, Unions should continue to be audited and checked BUT I think that Corporations should be also put under the same scrutiny.  After all, NOTHING is considered unlawful in a corporation... money can be give to anyone, bribes given, exhorbitant salaries and benefits paid, donations to political parties, underhanded payments, EVEN THUGGERY.  Look at old man PACKER, being named GOANNA because he was found to be fully involved in CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES, including drugs... when he needed a few extra dollars.

The UNIONS, warts and ALL, are their to counterbalance the power of the Corporations/Employers and ensure a degree of fairness and equity and safety for the Workers.  

It is important that both institutions exist and work within the market place.

Wonders why Pete forgot to tell us that his copy/paste is once again from the right wing rag, The Australian.

And written by IPA's Jennifer Oriel

Of course this is double bias as you cannot get more right wing bias than that, but expect it from the Lone Voice, lol