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FAIR WORK REVEALS MORE ABOUT HSU INVESTIGATION.
May 7^th, 2012 at 3:52pm

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May 7, 2012, 12:18 pm.

Fair Work Australia has found more than 180 breaches of Health Services Union rules in its investigation into the troubled union.

The latest revelations have been made in a statement by Fair Work Australia's general manager Bernadette O'Neill, which was released today.

Ms O'Neill says the investigation reveals an organisation that abjectly failed to have adequate governance arrangements in place to protect union members' funds against misuse.

"Substantial funds were, in my view, spent inappropriately including on escort services, spousal travel, and excessive travel and hospitality expenditure," she said.

She says the contraventions involve the HSU national office along with two current officials, a former auditor, and one former official.

Ms O'Neill says the majority of contraventions relate to the former official but will not name the officials concerned for privacy reasons.

Fair Work sent the results of its three year inquiry to the Director of Public Prosecutions which has now handed the document to the Victorian and New South Wales police.

Labor MP Craig Thomson was the union's national secretary before entering Parliament. He has been accused of misusing union funds when he was the union's national secretary, but denies any wrongdoing.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/latest/a/-/latest/13619218/fair-work-reveals-more-about...

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Reply #1 - May 7^th, 2012 at 3:55pm

I am surprised that this wasn't already posted.

Anyway, it is clear now that the "crossed line" was the fact that the report was going to be released, not any actual offense, over which no-conscious Julia Gillard would have any concern. The implications of this are HUGE, and it is pretty clear that Craig Thomson is the former official to whom to the report alludes.

I do not see how he can still enter Parliament, with this now even more firmly around his neck, not how Gillard can accept his vote. Interesting times ahead...

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Reply #2 - May 7^th, 2012 at 4:06pm

john_g wrote on May 7^th, 2012 at 3:52pm:

ABC
May 7, 2012, 12:18 pm.

[...]

Ms O'Neill says the investigation reveals an organisation that abjectly failed to have adequate governance arrangements in place to protect union members' funds against misuse.

[...]

http://au.news.yahoo.com/latest/a/-/latest/13619218/fair-work-reveals-more-about...

Ms O'Neill, are there any other union officials having a jolly good time using members' funds? Don't look too hard Ms O'Neill.

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adelcrow Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20133 everywhere Gender:	Re: FAIR WORK REVEALS MORE ABOUT HSU INVESTIGATION. Reply #3 - May 7^th, 2012 at 4:08pm Has he been charged and convicted of anything yet?
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skippy. Gold Member Offline Posts: 20882 Gender:	Re: FAIR WORK REVEALS MORE ABOUT HSU INVESTIGATION. Reply #4 - May 7^th, 2012 at 4:12pm adelcrow wrote on May 7^th, 2012 at 4:08pm: Has he been charged and convicted of anything yet? NO, and he is not likely to be before the next election, if at all.
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adelcrow Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20133 everywhere Gender:	Re: FAIR WORK REVEALS MORE ABOUT HSU INVESTIGATION. Reply #5 - May 7^th, 2012 at 4:14pm skippy. wrote on May 7^th, 2012 at 4:12pm: adelcrow wrote on May 7^th, 2012 at 4:08pm: Has he been charged and convicted of anything yet? NO, and he is not likely to be before the next election, if at all. I wonder what all the fuss is about then.
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Reply #6 - May 7^th, 2012 at 4:16pm

adelcrow wrote on May 7^th, 2012 at 4:14pm:

skippy. wrote on May 7^th, 2012 at 4:12pm:

adelcrow wrote on May 7^th, 2012 at 4:08pm:

Has he been charged and convicted of anything yet?

NO, and he is not likely to be before the next election, if at all.

I wonder what all the fuss is about then.

Well... y'know... righties... they've got to talk about something. Can't talk about their policies can they?

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Reply #7 - May 7^th, 2012 at 4:17pm

adelcrow wrote on May 7^th, 2012 at 4:14pm:

skippy. wrote on May 7^th, 2012 at 4:12pm:

adelcrow wrote on May 7^th, 2012 at 4:08pm:

Has he been charged and convicted of anything yet?

NO, and he is not likely to be before the next election, if at all.

I wonder what all the fuss is about then.

The fuss is the Libs have an attack dog as leader that suffers from little weiner syndrome combined with a belief he has a right to rule, a very toxic mixture indeed.

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Reply #8 - May 7^th, 2012 at 4:19pm

john_g wrote on May 7^th, 2012 at 3:55pm:

I am surprised that this wasn't already posted.

Anyway, it is clear now that the "crossed line" was the fact that the report was going to be released, not any actual offense, over which no-conscious Julia Gillard would have any concern. The implications of this are HUGE, and it is pretty clear that Craig Thomson is the former official to whom to the report alludes.

I do not see how he can still enter Parliament, with this now even more firmly around his neck, not how Gillard can accept his vote. Interesting times ahead...

What has Slipper got to do with this report?

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Reply #9 - May 7^th, 2012 at 4:24pm

skippy. wrote on May 7^th, 2012 at 4:17pm:

adelcrow wrote on May 7^th, 2012 at 4:14pm:

skippy. wrote on May 7^th, 2012 at 4:12pm:

adelcrow wrote on May 7^th, 2012 at 4:08pm:

Has he been charged and convicted of anything yet?

NO, and he is not likely to be before the next election, if at all.

I wonder what all the fuss is about then.

The fuss is the Libs have an attack dog as leader that suffers from little weiner syndrome combined with a belief he has a right to rule, a very toxic mixture indeed.

Abbott should concentrate on asking Clive Palmer to get some policies together so the Libs have them ready for the next election

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Reply #10 - May 7^th, 2012 at 4:29pm

adelcrow wrote on May 7^th, 2012 at 4:24pm:

skippy. wrote on May 7^th, 2012 at 4:17pm:

adelcrow wrote on May 7^th, 2012 at 4:14pm:

skippy. wrote on May 7^th, 2012 at 4:12pm:

adelcrow wrote on May 7^th, 2012 at 4:08pm:

Has he been charged and convicted of anything yet?

NO, and he is not likely to be before the next election, if at all.

I wonder what all the fuss is about then.

The fuss is the Libs have an attack dog as leader that suffers from little weiner syndrome combined with a belief he has a right to rule, a very toxic mixture indeed.

Abbott should concentrate on asking Clive Palmer to get some policies together so the Libs have them ready for the next election

Abbott is sh iting himself about how he is going to tell Clive he doesn't want him as the member for Lilly. Apparently Clive keeps calling phony Tony but phony Tony is "busy" Clive is not happy. Its all going to end in tears for phony tony.

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Armchair_Politician Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 29061 Gender:	Re: FAIR WORK REVEALS MORE ABOUT HSU INVESTIGATION. Reply #11 - May 7^th, 2012 at 5:41pm Not suprisingly, Craig "red light" Thomson has rubbished the report. Obviously he is going to proclaim his innocence right up to the moment he's found guilty.
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adelcrow Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20133 everywhere Gender:	Re: FAIR WORK REVEALS MORE ABOUT HSU INVESTIGATION. Reply #12 - May 7^th, 2012 at 5:42pm Armchair_Politician wrote on May 7^th, 2012 at 5:41pm: Not suprisingly, Craig "red light" Thomson has rubbished the report. Obviously he is going to proclaim his innocence right up to the moment he's found guilty. I thought he was a poof..why would he visit hookers?
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Re: FAIR WORK REVEALS MORE ABOUT HSU INVESTIGATION.
Reply #13 - May 7^th, 2012 at 6:09pm

Armchair_Politician wrote on May 7^th, 2012 at 5:41pm:

Not suprisingly, Craig "red light" Thomson has rubbished the report. Obviously he is going to proclaim his innocence right up to the moment he's found guilty.

To be found guilty of something one must first be charged with something ... I know it's merely a technicality, but one that I think may be important .......

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Reply #14 - May 7^th, 2012 at 6:27pm

adelcrow wrote on May 7^th, 2012 at 5:42pm:

Armchair_Politician wrote on May 7^th, 2012 at 5:41pm:

Not suprisingly, Craig "red light" Thomson has rubbished the report. Obviously he is going to proclaim his innocence right up to the moment he's found guilty.

I thought he was a poof..why would he visit hookers?

Maybe he was looking for an cure? Health workers like to cure things.

Or maybe he was trying to get the sex workers to join the union! Y'know, I bet nobody here has ever considered that angle. Shocked

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