One certainly could not argue that the term witch hunt is not apt, even though I suspect those who use the term ad infinitum overlook "trial by ordeal" which would be best suited to some of the CFMEU thugs exposed by the RC probing.
!st report recommendations
- Criminal charges against a number of Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) and Health Services Union (HSU) officials for acts of intimidation, coercion and corruption
- The Victorian secretary and assistant secretary of the CFMEU should faces charges of blackmail
- ASIC should consider charges against CGMEU's Queensland secretary
The report was also highly critical of the way unions operated "slush funds", commenting that the monies sometimes referred to as "related entities", "workplace associations" and "collections":
What many "seem" to overlook is that the RC produces reports/recommendations which can then be acted upon by judicial authorities wherein they must undertake due process., rules of evidence, freedom from self incrimination etc, etc.
Heydon does not act as a "judge alone" within the process, just a well credentialed investigator (witch finder) who is exposing the antics of the coven, as has happened in the past:
The BLF was deregistered at the federal level and in most states in 1986 following a royal commission into union corruption. Its federal secretary Norm Gallagher was jailed.
Building workers are now represented by the CFMEU.
Deja vu indeed !
Cole Royal Commission 2001 The CFMEU asserted that the purpose of the Commission was a "witch-hunt" to reduce the power of the CFMEU .
More Deja vu !
CFMEU coven meeting. wherein the "donated" financial reserves of the slush pot are admired
What absolute nonsense, I suggest you peruse KATHY JACKSON ALLEGATIONS CHAPTER 12.4 from the initial Jackson appearance at the RC.
"The matters set out above raise serious governance issues at the Victoria No 3 Branch, during the period Ms Jackson was Secretary.
It is difficult to imagine a more inappropriate series of arrangements. On Ms Jackson’s own evidence, significant sums of members’ money were kept in a kitty and handed out at her discretion. There were insufficient checks and records concerning other movements of money, including the use of credit cards."
Counsel assisting, Stoljar did not deal with other serious issues, as he said they were being dealt with by a civil case brought against her by the HSU. (much of it based upon the RC evidence)
The commission further exposed Kathy Jackson - who blew the whistle on former Health Services Union boss Michael Williamson - that she was using union funds inappropriately. It revealed that she paid her former husband, Jeff Jackson, $50,000 from a union slush fund she controlled. The commission went further than the media through greater access to Jackson's financial records.
"A joint Victoria and Federal Police taskforce, connected to the royal commission into union corruption, is probing Jackson for widespread fraud and theft. They will be watching"
"The Victorian Police is investigating alleged criminal conduct involving serving and former union officials, including those from the CFMEU and former Health Services Union national secretary Kathy Jackson.
A union corruption taskforce codenamed Heracles, named after the Greek god of power and ingenuity, is examining allegations referred to it by the union corruption royal commission and any separate complaints and intelligence "directly relating to criminal activity by rogue elements within the union movement".
D9275: " It was the hospital union itself that took action against kathy jackson, not the RC which I find to be quite strange" Perhaps some research into RCs would help, they do not take action they report for others to so do when a prima facie case can be shown to exist e.g.:
"A joint Victoria and Federal Police taskforce, connected to the royal commission into union corruption, is probing Jackson for widespread fraud and theft."
Why would the allegedly "biased" Heydon "go easy" on yet another corrupt ALP union official after the style of Williamson and Thomson?
@monman12 wrote:What absolute nonsense, I suggest you peruse KATHY JACKSON ALLEGATIONS CHAPTER 12.4 from the initial Jackson appearance at the RC.
"The matters set out above raise serious governance issues at the Victoria No 3 Branch, during the period Ms Jackson was Secretary.
It is difficult to imagine a more inappropriate series of arrangements. On Ms Jackson’s own evidence, significant sums of members’ money were kept in a kitty and handed out at her discretion. There were insufficient checks and records concerning other movements of money, including the use of credit cards."
Counsel assisting, Stoljar did not deal with other serious issues, as he said they were being dealt with by a civil case brought against her by the HSU. (much of it based upon the RC evidence)
The commission further exposed Kathy Jackson - who blew the whistle on former Health Services Union boss Michael Williamson - that she was using union funds inappropriately. It revealed that she paid her former husband, Jeff Jackson, $50,000 from a union slush fund she controlled. The commission went further than the media through greater access to Jackson's financial records.
"A joint Victoria and Federal Police taskforce, connected to the royal commission into union corruption, is probing Jackson for widespread fraud and theft. They will be watching"
"The Victorian Police is investigating alleged criminal conduct involving serving and former union officials, including those from the CFMEU and former Health Services Union national secretary Kathy Jackson.
A union corruption taskforce codenamed Heracles, named after the Greek god of power and ingenuity, is examining allegations referred to it by the union corruption royal commission and any separate complaints and intelligence "directly relating to criminal activity by rogue elements within the union movement".
D9275: " It was the hospital union itself that took action against kathy jackson, not the RC which I find to be quite strange" Perhaps some research into RCs would help, they do not take action they report for others to so do when a prima facie case can be shown to exist e.g.:
"A joint Victoria and Federal Police taskforce, connected to the royal commission into union corruption, is probing Jackson for widespread fraud and theft."
Why would the allegedly "biased" Heydon "go easy" on yet another corrupt ALP union official after the style of Williamson and Thomson?
If you goggle HSU Jacksonville you will find that IA and others have been screaming for years for the Vic Police to investigate Kathy Jackson a long time before the TURC was even established, but to little or no avail. It back in about 2012 when serious allegations first arose about her spending on child care and payments to "consulting companies" but at that time she was the darling of the Liberal Party and one FWA vice president Michael Lawler . Good to have friends in the right places
Kathy Jackson and Peter Reith at at HR Nicholls dinner where she made a "speech"
"you will find that IA and others have been screaming for years for the Vic Police to investigate Kathy Jackson a long time before the TURC was even established,
Right, the self styled red rag IA and its citizen journalists? Why would they, and others????, "scream for years" for the Vic Police to investigate one of their own corrupt officials?
""scream for years" really?, perhaps " IA and others" should do a little basic research, they would have discovered that they could have initiated Vic Police investigations with just one prima facie tiny example of criminal malfeasance rather than screaming for years. For years?
Craig Thomson in Parliament where he made a "speech" complete with tears (crocodile variety).
Oh I remember him when Abbott and Pyne negated his vote by running from the room like little immature kids 
@monman12 wrote:"you will find that IA and others have been screaming for years for the Vic Police to investigate Kathy Jackson a long time before the TURC was even established,
Right, the self styled red rag IA and its citizen journalists? Why would they, and others????, "scream for years" for the Vic Police to investigate one of their own corrupt officials?
""scream for years" really?, perhaps " IA and others" should do a little basic research, they would have discovered that they could have initiated Vic Police investigations with just one prima facie tiny example of criminal malfeasance rather than screaming for years. For years?
Craig Thomson in Parliament where he made a "speech" complete with tears (crocodile variety).
Wow was it amiss of me to mention " the self styled red rag IA and its citizen journalists". In future I will rely only on Uncle Rupert, Andrew Bolt, Miranda Divine or Piers Ackerman to get the real unbiased stories. Unfortunately, I can't find much of their postings about Kathy Jackson back before the TURC started it's "investigation Union corruption. Perhaps it was because she seen as a "hero" of the Trade Union Movement" and a very valuable asset to the Liberal Party
"Perhaps it was because she seen as a "hero" of the Trade Union Movement" and a very valuable asset to the Liberal Party"
Really?, a long time ALP member and corrupt union official, not exactly unusual qualifications, attempting to ingratiate herself with the government . A turncoat would never been seen as an "asset" other than to air some more ALP/ACTU dirty laundry .
In a related twist : " The House of Representatives has made an unprecedented apology over the false statement made to the parliament by disgraced former Labor MP Craig Thomson.
PRIME Minister Tony Abbott will today call on the parliament to issue the apology on behalf of all MPs to the people accused of corruption by the convicted fraudster and disgraced former Labor MP.
The extraordinary move was flagged in a notice of motion tabled last night by the leader of the house Christopher Pyne.
And Labor will support the Coalition move, it emerged today.
The former HSU officials covered in the apology would include Kathy Jackson and HSU official Marco Bolano.
Oh gosh, Shorten was not part of the screaming for her blood as late as February 25, 2014. Well she was a paid up ALP member. No trouble being paid up when you are a union official, you just steal it from your members.
