The Slush Fund That Won't Go Away

[icyfroth]

Former prime minister Julia Gillard is facing further scrutiny of her role in helping to set up a fraudulent union slush fund as Victorian police prepare to charge a key player in the saga.

A senior Victoria Police detective has told self-confessed AWU bagman and fraudster Ralph ­Blewitt that he will very soon be criminally charged over his role in the union slush fund set up with Ms Gillard’s legal advice.

Mr Blewitt said yesterday he intended to plead not guilty and would instruct his lawyers to subpoena witnesses, including Ms Gillard, to give evidence under oath.

Detective Sergeant Ross Mitchell of the Fraud Squad, who has been leading the two-year investigation, which provided key evidence to the ongoing royal commission into union graft, has told Mr Blewitt that at least two charges will be levelled in Victoria.

Mr Blewitt, who has admitted his involvement in fraud with his friend and former union boss Bruce Wilson, and their slush fund, the Australian Workers Union Workplace Reform Ass­ociation, yesterday said he understood others would be charged

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prosecution for multiple fraud-related offences [and] criticised Ms Gillard’s determination to deny under oath that thousands of dollars — “wads of notes” — were handed to her by Mr Wilson during the renovation of her Melbourne home, as witnessed by a builder, Athol James. Another witness, Wayne Hem, was also found to be truthful about $5000 being deposited in her bank account.

Gillard denies any suggestion of wrongdoing.

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Oh dear. Memory loss in one so young is a sad thing  😞

[karliandjacko]

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@icyfroth wrote:

@karliandjacko wrote:

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@icyfroth wrote:

by congratulating herself on slipping through the RC enquiry using it a defence.

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Why would she congratulate herself for something that didn't happen?

You really should watch her give evidence. She did not slip through using the I don't recall defence, by any measure.

What did you have for lunch on the 18th August, 2005?

What time did you take your lunch break and where did you eat it, on that day?

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I watched i too and I didn't see where she was questioned about her lunch. I must have missed that bit.

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You must have, if indeed you watched any of it at all.  I am curious how you could have missed the questions when you claim to have heard the "no recall" answers.  These were only given in response to such nonsensical questions.

[icyfroth]

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@karliandjacko wrote:

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@icyfroth wrote:

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@debra9275 wrote:
Yes it's just made up nonsense.... Most "probably"

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You'd be used to a lot of nonsense, woudn't you?

If you follow Ms Gillard on Twitter,I mean?

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Do you always judge people based on second hand opinions?

Why do you say Deb would be used to rubbish nonsense if she follows Ms Gillard on Twitter without having a clue what Ms Gillard tweets about?

Better still, why don't you select a tweet that fits your description of nonsense and share it with the rest of us - https://twitter.com/JuliaGillard

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What makes you think I'm not already a follower?

[karliandjacko]

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@icyfroth wrote:

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@karliandjacko wrote:

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@icyfroth wrote:

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@debra9275 wrote:
Yes it's just made up nonsense.... Most "probably"

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You'd be used to a lot of nonsense, woudn't you?

If you follow Ms Gillard on Twitter,I mean?

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Do you always judge people based on second hand opinions?

Why do you say Deb would be used to rubbish nonsense if she follows Ms Gillard on Twitter without having a clue what Ms Gillard tweets about?

Better still, why don't you select a tweet that fits your description of nonsense and share it with the rest of us - https://twitter.com/JuliaGillard

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What makes you think I'm not already a follower?

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Your comments suggest that you are not.

[debra9275]

Your comments on her congratulating herself? Where are they?

I saw heaps of people congratulate her, but I never saw her congratulate herself? Can you find the tweet for me please?

[icyfroth]

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@debra9275 wrote:
No, I see lots of interesting conversations coming from various people firsthand, so I never have to resort to making anything up to suit an agenda or anything like that.. (Unlike some others) 🙂

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[debra9275]

yeah it is kind of funny

[icyfroth]

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@karliandjacko wrote:

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@icyfroth wrote:

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@karliandjacko wrote:

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@icyfroth wrote:

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@debra9275 wrote:
Yes it's just made up nonsense.... Most "probably"

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You'd be used to a lot of nonsense, woudn't you?

If you follow Ms Gillard on Twitter,I mean?

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Do you always judge people based on second hand opinions?

Why do you say Deb would be used to rubbish nonsense if she follows Ms Gillard on Twitter without having a clue what Ms Gillard tweets about?

Better still, why don't you select a tweet that fits your description of nonsense and share it with the rest of us - https://twitter.com/JuliaGillard

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What makes you think I'm not already a follower?

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Your comments suggest that you are not.

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oh right. So now your'e making assumptions.

[icyfroth]

I'll say hello to you on Twitter.

[debra9275]

thanks but no thanks  🙂

[icyfroth]

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@debra9275 wrote:

thanks but no thanks  🙂

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Not really something you have control over.