ALP scourge, Union scum : Lid lifted on the ugly '80s - National - smh.com.au

Lid lifted on the ugly '80s - National - smh.com.au

Lid lifted on the ugly '80s

By Kate McClymont
November 25, 2005

The victim Peter Baldwin and, inset from top, Tom Domican, Graham Richardson and Joe Meissner.

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While the graphic photo of the bruised and bloodied face of left-wing Labor MP Peter Baldwin has remained etched in the public conscience since his bashing 25 years ago, those responsible have never been brought to account.

Now, Joe Meissner, one of the central figures in the controversy, has broken his silence. Meissner, an importer as well as one of Australia's top-ranked poker players, claims it was "suggested to Tom [Domican] that Baldwin be fixed up and it developed from there". Meissner claims that Domican organised two associates to do the bashing.

When asked who had suggested this to Domican, Meissner replied: "Who else, our good friend Graham [Richardson]. Ask him."

Richardson, who later became a federal minister and a powerbroker within the ALP, was state secretary of the party at the time. He categorically denies knowing anything about the bashing of Baldwin. "I've got no knowledge of who did it or who organised it but they were obviously acting on a frolic of their own because it was madness."

HOOKERGATE: Marco Bolano Media Release on Craig Thomson

Marco Bolano Media Release on Craig Thomson

MARCO BOLANO MEDIA RELEASE - 21 MAY 2012

 

CRAIG THOMSON'S CLAIMS AGAINST ME ARE FALSE

 

I do not intend to dignify Mr. Thomson’s fantastic and dishonest claims with a

detailed response.

 To do so would only serve to provoke further absurdity.Any suggestion that I conspired to "set up" Mr. Thomson, as he has claimed frombehind the protection of parliamentary privilege, is utterly false and an abuse of his   parliamentary     privileges.I note that only last week the Victoria Police - who are investigating Mr. Thomson'smisuse of members' money when he was National Secretary of the HSU -announced that Mr. Thomson has declined to identify to them the people who henow claims set him up.  

That is, Mr. Thomson is prepared to smear me and othersfrom the Parliament but not prepared to give that same information to the very policewho are investigating the offences for which he now claims he was set up. 

Mr. Thomson's abuse of parliamentary privilege is manifest and the Parliamentshould take responsibility for dealing with such an abuse by one of its own.I sincerely hope Mr. Thomson one day takes responsibility for his own actions. Thathe considers the impact of his choices, particularly the impact on the Health  Services Union, its members and the individuals who have shone the light on corruption bysome in our union.It disturbs me to watch Mr. Thomson drowning in a river of delusion.  

For the sake of his wife and family I hope that Mr. Thomson one day grasps a branch of reality, rather than be swept away. Only then may he hopefully find some redemption andstart to move on with his life.Marco Bolano

 

Marco Bolano 

Deputy General Secretary 

 

Health Services Union East 

 

Rise and shine, Julia. You are f***ing gone « bingbing

Rise and shine, Julia. You are f***ing gone « bingbing

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