Fair Work begins court action against Thomson

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"The samples of handwriting will prove that he did not sign these infamous dockets, these credit card receipts at houses of ill repute,'' Mr McArdle said.

Only yesterday you were questioning statements from a lawyer in relation to child abduction, yet today...this one has magical powers and is incapable of telling a lie

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I see you still have not located that full stop. I reckon it is still out there for you, 'cause BO has not found it yet either.

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I see that you have missed your period
I gather I am the father? I've been fucking you for years now

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I see that you have missed your period
I gather I am the father? I've been fucking you for years now

[IQS.RLOW]

Sorry about that. Try closing your eyes next time you admin edit
You won't end up getting shot in your left eye and will be able to open it

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The police rain on Craig Thomson’s PR push
by Malcolm Farr
24 Oct 11:10am

Craig Thomson’s counter offensive strategy was based on attracting public attention to his case this week. To his distress, the Victorian Police beat him to it.

The raid on his central NSW coast home this morning was unexpected and will underline the perception that the former Labor MP, now an independent, has something to hide. Or why else would he refuse to talk to the police?

Whatever the objective of the raid, there will be a view that police had to strike early in the morning to get information Mr Thomson would not otherwise provide.

The raid was not totally unprecedented. In March, 2007, Australian Federal Police investigating claims of misuse of allowances raided the offices of three federal Liberal MPs, Andrew Laming, Ross Vasta and Gary Hargraves.

No charges were ever laid after the investigation.

There have been no charges proposed against Mr Thomson from police investigations in NSW and Victoria, but the raid today will be seen as a preparation for some sort of formal indictment.

The Opposition was quick to spread that notion.

It was a “significant development,” according to Liberal Senate leader Eric Abetz.

And Opposition Leader Tony Abbott commended the police for looking after the money of low-paid workers, a reference to Health Services Union members and Mr Thomson’s management of their funds while he was national secretary.

Mr Thomson today repeated his declaration of innocence.

He and his lawyer Chris McArdle had planned to go on the front foot this week and aggressively insist on that innocence. The strategy has been wrecked by the early morning police visit by NSW officers assisting their Victorian colleagues.

Lawyer Mr McArdle today questioned the police’s strategy, asking, “Is the purpose of the raid the administration of justice or… (the) continuing the campaign against my client?”

That will be a lonely contention as the Thomson legal bandwagon rolls on, apparently without a clear destination.

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A Wall of text makes people glance over it

A bit of red text in the middle and a few bolds is boring to most.
You can take this as constructive criticism or storm off in a huff. I think you have interesting political points that shouldn't be buried in the text of a shit/good/excellent journo

I have breezed over your last couple of posts because you are only commenting on an opinion, rather than offering one- something that we are all guilty of but generally, a link is supplied with the relevent points of contention commented on rather than just a rehash of the whole article.

It gets to the point and avoids the shit.
Whinge all you like but attention spans don't like your method if you want to converse and get a point across.

You can pay attention to my point or ignore it. I don't really give a shit, but if you want anyone to respond to your posts, I suggest changing them...because I generally just scroll past them. Maybe others are different and enjoy reading walls of journo text with a few comments on points that you feel are pertinent.

I would prefer your own spin on the either the text as a whole or at least broken up with a quote +link so I don't have to scroll through shit.
If your point is relevent, topical and riling enough to respond to then obviously the link will be worth reading so your comments can be agreed with or pulled apart...

...or you can keep posting like you do.
Meh

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I'll keep posting as I do thanks.
if you read everything I post I think you'll find I mix it up.

If people are interested in politics they'll read stuff.
If not they won't.

I'm not that lazy, I read all your stuff... even the crap Aussie posts.

i don't care what you prefer. I don't write just for you I don't post just for you. I could criticise how you post etc... but I won't.

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VICTORIAN police are considering multiple criminal charges against suspended Labor MP Craig Thomson, including in relation to allegations he received secret commissions while he was a union boss.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/p ... 6502715849" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Brothels served with subpoenas in Thomson case
December 7, 2012 - 3:35PM

Several brothels and companies are being served with subpoenas by Fair Work Australia in its Federal Court action against independent MP Craig Thomson.

A FWA spokeswoman said nine subpoenas were in the process of being served on Friday, requesting information by December 19 in relation to FWA's statement of claim.

FWA alleges Mr Thomson misused union funds while he was HSU national secretary between 2002 and 2007.

Subpoenas are being served on Qantas Holidays and Sensis, which publishes the Yellow Pages, as well as several brothels and escort agencies requesting documents including transaction records.
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Mr Thomson's lawyer Chris McArdle said FWA was requesting material it had already claimed to have possessed for years.

"This is material that they say has been sitting in their top drawer for years," Mr McArdle said.

"Now they're trying to get hold of it.

"Are they trying to see if it is really there?

"What does that say about the quality of their case?"

Mr Thomson denies using union-issued credit cards to spend thousands of dollars on personal expenses, including prostitutes.

He lodged his defence papers in the Federal Court on Tuesday in response to the FWA claims.

FWA has until December 20 to reply to Mr Thomson's defence.

The matter is listed for a directions hearing in the Federal Court on February 1, 2013.
AAP

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