Labor slams commission as a ‘politically motivated’ smear campaign after lawyers assisting the commission release a statement late on Friday saying the opposition leader and former AWU leader will not face any adverse findings Federal Labor leader Bill Shorten is not expected to face any adverse findings from the trade unions royal commission after the inquiry’s lawyers said he did not engage in criminal or unlawful conduct while a union official.
However,commission lawyers did urge a finding that Shorten’s successor as head of the Victorian branch of the Australian Workers’ Union (AWU), now-Victorian MP Cesar Melhem, or may occupy breached laws regarding corrupt commissions in relation to $25000 in payments the union received from cleaning contractor Cleanevent. Related: The sometimes enjoyable mind of Dyson Heydon | Richard Ackland Related: Bill Shorten says he establish workers first as AWU leader but rejects some questions Related: He's staying! No-bias Dyson Heydon slices his reasons deli-lean | Richard Ackland Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com