NSW premier Chris Minns and treasurer Daniel Mookhey have written to the NSW Labor party in the wake of new corruption allegationsTim Ayres flags ‘proportionate’ federal response to CFMEUA Labor senator says that federal intervention into alleged criminal behaviour within the CFMEU will be effective and proportionate, AAP reports.Tony and the team in there are doing the careful work of making sure that the government’s response is effective, well-weighted and effective.While I don’t forecast the debates in terms of the national executive, we have received these requests from the premiers, we will act upon them, and we’ll act in accordance with the requests from the premiers.We’re very blessed in this country. We don’t have a gun culture, we don’t have a history of political violence, we don’t at this point in time – thank God – have the fragmentation and polarisation that sadly exists in America to quite the same extent.So look, can you rule these things out? Of course not. Do I expect it? Well, maybe some time in the next 100 or 200 years sure. Almost anything could happen in that period of time. But is is imminent? I doubt it very much. Continue reading…
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Author : Emily Wind
Publish date : 2024-07-17 00:07:27
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