‘Nobody from the Labor party has contacted me’ about $15bn CFMEU corruption claim, expert says
Geoffrey Watson said that despite the Victorian government making ‘bitterly critical’ public comments about his CFMEU report, no one had contacted him to ask how he arrived at the $15bn estimate. Photograph: Lyndon Mechielsen/AAPView image in fullscreenGeoffrey Watson said that despite the Victorian government making ‘bitterly critical’ public comments about his CFMEU report, no one had contacted him to ask how he arrived at the $15bn estimate. Because if you had, you would have found out from your police force that I was going to them every week.”Watson’s evidence comes after Allan was forced to step down as premier this week after she lost the support of Labor caucus, due in part to her failure to act on the corruption scandal.
- ▪Geoffrey Watson said that despite the Victorian government making ‘bitterly critical’ public comments about his CFMEU report, no one had contacted him to ask how he arrived at the $15bn estimate.
- ▪Photograph: Lyndon Mechielsen/AAPView image in fullscreenGeoffrey Watson said that despite the Victorian government making ‘bitterly critical’ public comments about his CFMEU report, no one had contacted him to ask how he arrived at the $15
- ▪Because if you had, you would have found out from your police force that I was going to them every week.”Watson’s evidence comes after Allan was forced to step down as premier this week after she lost the support of Labor caucus, due in par
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Geoffrey Watson said that despite the Victorian government making ‘bitterly critical’ public comments about his CFMEU report, no one had contacted him to ask how he arrived at the $15bn estimate. Photograph: Lyndon Mechielsen/AAPView image in fullscreenGeoffrey Watson said that despite the Victorian government making ‘bitterly critical’ public comments about his CFMEU report, no one had contacted him to ask how he arrived at the $15bn estimate. Photograph: Lyndon Mechielsen/AAPVictorian politics‘Nobody from the Labor party has contacted me’ about $15bn CFMEU corruption claim, expert saysGeoffrey Watson criticises Victorian government as union administrator warns of ongoing criminality on construction sites Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email,…
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