The CFMMEU boss hit back at suggestions he tried to intimidate two Centre Alliance senators and Senator Jacqui Lambie to vote against the government’s Ensuring Integrity Bill.
His denial comes after he was heard in expletive-laden leaked audio telling the crossbenchers they would “wear the consequences” for voting for the bill. Despite Mr Setka's attempts to walk back the comments, Centre Alliance’s Rex Patrick referred the audio to the federal police for investigation. Mr Setka – who has refused to resign as CFMMEU boss – has defended his behaviour as nothing more than a campaign tactic.
Grub.
Wish he was an actual bully, there's more than a few right-wing neoLiberal fools that need a good noogy on their empty bald heads and their lunch-money (read: tax-avoiding trust-funds and tax-payer-funded UNEARNED franking credits) taken away
SlayerofMemes Why do the actions of those on the left surprise you so? Apparently violent talk towards a woman is p*ss funny to some!
Wasn't AlboMP going to expell John Setka from the ALP. Didn't happen, because AlboMP is terrified of him. auspol Labor ABC abc730 Beth_Alize WSDeplorable
Well if Setka denies it, then that’s that. Lolz
Go Union!!!!!
Wouldn’t surprise me, spend a day on a union site and you get an idea on how they operate.
Any politician who votes for these LiberalAus laws willbe subject to being campaign against
How dare CFMEUJohnSetka infer that politicians be accountable for their decisions. That'd be far too democratic, eh?
No indeed and if you say I am I will fump yer....
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