Boss would welcome Mathieson back
AAP
Prime Minister Julia Gillard's partner Tim Mathieson would "absolutely" be welcomed back to his job as a property salesman after the election despite speculation the job is inappropriate for Australia's potential first bloke.
Labor sources have told The Age newspaper that there is growing consensus it would be untenable for Mr Mathieson to work for developer Albert Dadon, a Labor Party donor and prominent Israel lobbyist, if Labor wins on Saturday.
But Mr Dadon stresses that he makes donations and raises funds for both major parties - "and the amount is pathetic".
"I feel really that this whole thing is simply because I'm a Jew and that's what I resent," he told ABC Radio.
Mr Dadon said Mr Mathieson had taken leave of absence from the role at his own request following intense media pressures.
"The bloke is entitled to have a job," he said.
"After the election he's absolutely welcome to resume his job."
Mr Dadon said Mr Mathieson was employed at the Ubertas Group because of his knack with people.
"It takes him absolutely no time to establish a relationship and people warm up to him," he said.
Mr Dadon said he had never sought any political favours for developments in exchange for donations, but whether conflicts of interests existed for Mr Mathieson was not a matter for him.
"That is not up to me, the conflict of interest," he said.
"I do what I do whether Tim is with me or whether he's not with me."
A French-born Moroccan Jew, Mr Dadon is an accomplished jazz guitarist and composer.
He is married to Debbie Besen, daughter of Marc Besen, billionaire chairman of Highpoint Property Group and founder of the Sussan clothing chain.
http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-national/boss-would-welcome-mathieson-ba...Did we hear Rudds wife crying victim-mouth for having to abandon her once thriving business?
So...ok to make demands of candidates spouses work/business dealings, so long as they aren't Jewish?
No Julia, don't try and turn this around, this isn't about pro-Israeli Jews funding either party, rather is what your 'said' de-facto gains from the decisions you make in parliament should he remain on their employment books by the off-chance, you are elected PM by the Australian people.
Wasn't Rudds wife expected to stand down from her own business also when Kev was elected?...Step-down from a business she had built from scratch under Howards work-choices?
So stop making this a "discrimination" issue, faith, race has nothing to do with it, it's a conflict of national interest, pity he wasn't required to stand down from his appointment sooner, the way Rudds wife was told to by Shorten and co.
You were not up-front with the Australian people, and this leaked its way into the media.
Your defence?
Cry- discrimination!
I guess being a Union lawyer paid off when weaving your way through loop-holes.
You should have been up-front with Australians, cant have your cake and eat it too Gilad.
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