Independent MPs slammed parliament’s new standards agency,saying it was a toothless major party “stitch-up”,while Linda Reynolds called its creators “hypocritical”.
The rank and file in Melbourne’s outer north are threatening to quit if they are blocked from picking a replacement for outgoing MP Maria Vamvakinou.
Charges stem from an inquiry which alleged Joe Tripodi and Tony Kelly were involved in doctoring a cabinet submission that could have provided a windfall to Eddie Obeid’s family.
Daniel Keneally slumped over in relief after avoiding prison for a false statement that led to an activist’s wrongful imprisonment.
Daniel Keneally will have to wait until next year to learn if he’ll be locked up for falsely accusing a man of threatening to kill a fellow police officer,wrongly landing the man in custody.
The son of the former NSW premier and senator has been convicted of fabricating evidence that wrongfully put a man in prison.
Daniel Keneally,the police constable son of a former NSW premier,says he did not intend to be misleading when reporting a man’s purported threats against officers.
Aggressive and violent incidents involving federal MPs are on the rise,with the Australian Federal Police last year receiving more than 500 reports of threats to the safety of ministers.
Daniel Keneally allegedly claimed anti-police activist Luke Moore made threats against the police commissioner and other officers in a phone call to Newtown police station last year.
Luke David Eastop was sentenced to a good behaviour bond after trying unsuccessfully to have his matter dealt with under the Mental Health Act.
Local branch members have called for Labor to discipline those who “white-anted” the former premier who was controversially parachuted into the seat.