Because they are public servants not a good enough reason?I'm not really sure why employees of the state library need to be impartial though...
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Because they are public servants not a good enough reason?I'm not really sure why employees of the state library need to be impartial though...
can you add a link to the article pleaseFrom the age
The investigation revealed that many of the bikies and criminals acting as CFMEU delegates are employed on federal and state government-funded projects, particularly Victoria’s $100 billion-dollar Big Build road and rail infrastructure program, amid a systemic failure of policing agencies to combat the problems.
The Victorian construction division of the CFMEU has contributed significant resources and support to the Victorian ALP, where it plays, in particular, an influential role in supporting the government’s mammoth infrastructure agenda. When the father of secretary John Setka died last year, then senior minister Jacinta Allan attended his funeral.
Maybe one of the reasons the projects blew out in costs ?
In one extraordinary case in Melbourne, a convicted criminal and bikie figure appointed as a CFMEU health and safety official, earning an estimated $250,000 a year on one of Labor’s Big Build projects upgrading the Hurstbridge rail line, used a car assigned to conduct worker safety checks to engage in bikie gang activities.
Anti-bikie detectives only stumbled onto crime figure Joel Leavitt’s Big Build union role when he was shot at the Rebels bikie clubhouse last year, sparking an ongoing Echo taskforce probe, Operation Spitfire, into what police said was suspected “rivalry” involving “outlaw motorcycle gangs”.
Btw John Setka resigned last night just before this article was published .
More to come in the age and 60 minutes
Interestingly, Setka blamed “media scrutiny” for his decision to resign immediately.
Thank God for the media because the state government was never going to intervene!
Dan was worse the only reason he appears better is he was better at being deceitful and defending the integrity agencies thay would have seen him exposedHow weak is Jacinta Allen? The CFMEU scandal has been exposed with Nick McKenzie calling Victoria a "gangland state" and the government well and truly implicated. And Jacinta Allen says she won't be saying anything until the end of this week?
Dan was loathsome but at least he was an astute politician. Jacinta is just dumb with no thought for the people of the state she leads, and one thing on her mind - self preservation.
Just shows the contempt she has for the public by not wanting to comment until later in the week.Remember the East-West Link project? The CFMEU was frozen out of this project. Any surprise Dan canned it? The CFMEU has owned this government since Day 1
Remember the East-West Link project? The CFMEU was frozen out of this project. Any surprise Dan canned it? The CFMEU has owned this government since Day 1
Just shows the contempt she has for the public by not wanting to comment until later in the week.
Administration.They’ve just been put into receivership so I’m guessing she knew everything would develop
No, not really... It's not like they have any influence on public policyBecause they are public servants not a good enough reason?
I know I'd just leave the keys on the counter and go for a nice long walk into the ocean.An aside: remaining the leader for the worst thing you want to hear on the other end of the phone: "Hi, this is Nick McKenzie from The Age".
How weak is Jacinta Allen? The CFMEU scandal has been exposed with Nick McKenzie calling Victoria a "gangland state" and the government well and truly implicated. And Jacinta Allen says she won't be saying anything until the end of this week?
Dan was loathsome but at least he was an astute politician. Jacinta is just dumb with no thought for the people of the state she leads, and one thing on her mind - self preservation.
I don't agree.Too little, too late.
I don't agree.
Late yes.
Little no.
- Suspending the CMFEU means the Labour Party will not receive political donations from the CFMEU's construction branch. It remains to be seen if the other branches and shopfitting unions that are CFMEU affiliated just pick up the slack. The next state election is years away so they could also be invited back prior to the election.
- IBACC is independent of the state ALP so should result in a proper review. To me this is what I would expect from either site of politics.
- New legislation hopefully expanding anti-association orders beyond just bikies but other criminal organisations would be good.
- EBA review by the feds. I doubt this will acheive much given the current federal party.