Shorten ‘could be jailed under new laws’


Shorten ‘could be jailed under new laws’

 

Malcolm Turnbull says a deal organised when Bill Shorten was secretary of the Australian Workers Union would potentially be criminal under new corrupt payments legislation passed by the Senate last night.

 

The Prime Minister and Employment Minister Michaelia Cash launched a full frontal assault on the Opposition Leader this morning, nearly two years after the Heydon Trade Union Royal Commission cleared him of any criminal or unlawful conduct while a union official.

 

The government’s bill bans secret and corrupting payments from businesses to unions, and requires the disclosure of any legitimate payments arising from enterprise agreements.

 

“In fact, one of the deals that is now banned under this legislation, and could potentially face time in jail, is of course a union official who gets onto an employer’s private jet, enjoys a holiday in Cuba while sipping Cristal champagne, but at the same time is negotiating an enterprise agreement with that employer. Yes, you’re right, it was Bill Shorten,” Senator Cash said.

 

“Another corrupting benefit that is now banned under this legislation is an employer, Cleanevent, handing over to the AWU $75,000 to ensure that the union did not agitate for higher wages for the workers that is represented.”

 

Asked to clarify if Senator Cash was suggested Mr Shorten would be found a criminal and put in jail under the new laws, she said: “Potentially, that is correct”.

Mr Turnbull added: “If it were repeated, under these laws, (it) would attract criminal sanctions, yes, that’s right.”

 

Senator Cash said the government was committed to adopting the rest of the royal commission’s recommendations by the end of the year.

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‘Labor stands up for corruption’

Malcolm Turnbull has pitched the Coalition as being ‘pro-worker’ after the Senate last night blocked Labor’s bid to kill off the government’s building code.

Mr Turnbull said that Bill Shorten was on the side of union officials rather than the average worker after tabling a disallowance motion against the Coaltion’s workplace reform.

The Senate rejected the motion with the help of Senator Nick Xenophon.

“We are standing up for Australian workers. Bill Shorten and the Labor Party are standing up for big unions, officials who take payments from employers,” Mr Turnbull said.

“How can the Labor Party justify a position where they oppose obvious, fundamental reforms of transparency?

“Labor has stood up for secrecy and corruption. We have opposed it. We have said integrity, transparency, unions should look after their workers and be seen to do so. And the Labor Party has stood up, stood up shamefully, for big unions and officials at the expense of the workers they are supposed to represent.”

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Interesting that Shorten is for union officials and not the workers, but isn't those same officials work for the worker.

I am sorry could you try again in English ...

Senator Cash said the government was committed to adopting the rest of the royal commission’s recommendations by the end of the year.

At last . 

  YLC had in excess of 200,000 members . 

By the lack of comment on this topic it would prove the rule , That the silent majority are indeed silent . 

Its the minorities that make all the noise .

How about a law banning banks from allowing money laundering. Put all those responsible in  jail.

How about stopping pollies from having "pay to meet me dinners" for business lobbyists.

How about stopping pollies rorts altogether. What regualtions do companies have in place for business expenses. I know they are not as lax as what our pollies get away with.

How about some fairness in the whole system instead of ALWAYS slugging the middle class or those poorer.

AS if that BOGAN Michaelia Cash can be trusted I do not think so -- what a mouth from the south she is -- a very hateful scum bag.

They are scared to death that they are going to lose the next election -- and so they bloody well should -- not that I am impressed with Shorten I am not --looking at his blonde dumbell wife says a lot about him, even if nothing else

Typical LNP crap!  Abbott's govt spent $50M on on that Royal Commission into unions to try and get rid of Bill Shorten.  That didn't work.  Now Turnbull is doing the same sort of thing.  Typical management ploy to take the attention off his poor management of the Australian economy.  Can't wait for the next federal election to get rid of these shysters.

What rubbish! Why would the LNP want to get rid of it's biggest asset? The unions are costing this country a thousand times more than the $50m  Royal Commission into Trade Union Corruption. 

Brocky, as we are all well aware, few politicians are there for the benefit of their constitutents. 

They seek office for personal gain, ambition, power and avarice. 

My local member consistently fails to respond to correspondence from his constitutents.  Quite frankly, he does not give a toss. He ignores us at his peril.  Of course, just prior to the next Federal election he will bombard us with sanctimonous promises of what he will do if re-elected. Hypocrites one and all!!

 

Too bad that the new laws will not be retrospective.

Perhaps the Godwin Grech case should be re-opened?  Lots of admirable actions there by our PM.

What's the comparison ? 

Shorten ripped off the few remaining members of the Union Movement . He did deals where they got less pay . But the union picked up Thosands . 

Godwin Gretch was a civil servant who was a whistleblower ..

There have been many laws made that have closed loopholes in legislation which means that a lot of us have taken advantage of the loopholes but are smart enough to accept the changes. This is why laws are very rarely made retrospective as that would unfairly punish a person or entity who had previously broken no laws. In this case, Shorten no longer is in charge of a union so no criminal sanctions will be brought against him. In answering the questions put to them by reporters, Turnbull and Cash merely stated what is obvious. Another beat-up.

Brocky, Godwin Gretch made it all up!  He wasn't a whistleblower at all.  

Oh well that's ok then . Shorten is a complete saint who deserves to be thanked by the few feamaining workers in the Unions . 

Roscoe you must be a Labor party  aparachitch to be pointing over there at such a minor incident as a civil servant disclosing an e mail true or fraise ( and after sixteen months investigation no charges laid ) 

compared with the thousands of workers ripped of by Shorten which was legal then but would result in a jail term now....

Probe for Shorten over AWU’s GetUp! donation

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Opposition Leader Bill Shorten arrives for question time yesterday. Picture: AAP

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Bill Shorten will be investigated over a large donation of union funds he made to GetUp! when he was leader of the Australian Workers Union, following a referral to the Registered Organisations Commission by Employment Minister Michaelia Cash.

 

Her referral decision follows The Weekend Australian’s revelation that Mr Shorten gave about $100,000 of union money, possibly more, to the left-leaning activist group when it launched in 2005. Mr Shorten was also one of the original board members of GetUp!, which promotes itself as an “independent, grassroots, community activist organisation”.

Over the years he has refused to answer questions about what if any funding was provided by the AWU as seed capital to GetUp!. On Monday, Mr Shorten confirmed through a spokesman that the AWU under his leadership was “proud to support the establishment of GetUp!” hours after Senator Cash suggested in parliament that Mr Shorten could face accusations similar to former federal Labor MP and Health Services Union boss Craig Thomson related to unauthorised union spending.


brocky,   hi,   where can i  find the ;SMILE PAGE'?    please,    will you put something on there to bring it up again,        this whole site is driving me insane,  

Nooo Cats

we can't have you go off the deep end 

cant deal with another fleur de plume 

I think all her feathers were plucked . She's been rather quiet which is a good thing 

Put it up Cats 

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