The conduct of the Labor powerbroker did not go down well with retired Hawthorn star Dermott Brereton.
Footy finals fever can drive even the most senior of ministers to carry on like an excited schoolkid.says he had with the conduct of one powerful supporter at Saturday’s blockbuster grand final.Brereton’s version of events, which went down while he was signing autographs and was later relayed on talkback radio, is worth quoting at length.
But we’re hardly surprised that out in the real world, one of the blokes most synonymous with the term “faceless man” is just another dude.For what it’s worth, the minister had a slightly different recollection of the encounter. “So the Senate made it clear ASIC is an organised crime promotion outfit,” came another message from last February. He was again ignored.
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