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It’s a ‘rock-solid view that GetUp is independent’: national director | Sky News AustraliaThe Australian Electoral Commission has declared activist group GetUp is an issues-based organisation, not associated with any political party. \n\nGetUp national director Paul Oosting told Sky News he’s ‘extremely proud’ of the outcome, which kills a ‘serious threat’ from a conservative faction within the Coalition. \n\nIn the upcoming election campaign, Mr Oosting says GetUp will have to make the same declarations as a political party, or other major operators spending over $500,000, because it will be considered a political campaigner under new legislation.\n\nGetUp plans to campaign for people in the next election who will support issues such as climate change and fair treatment of refugees and asylum seekers.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia \n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Michaelia Cash denies trying to discredit Shorten | Sky News AustraliaSenator Michaelia Cash has denied referring the Australian Workers' Union for investigation was a political move to discredit opposition leader Bill Shorten.\n\nThe Minister for Small and Family Business says she wrote to the Registered Organisations Commission following reports that the AWU had donated $100,000 to GetUp when Bill Shorten was the leader of the union.\n\nHowever, she claims she cannot recall conversations that she had with her staff after the raids.\n\nLabor MP Brendan O'Connor alleges Ms Cash and Human Services Minister Michael Keenan divvied up the tipping off of print and TV media about the raid prior to the police arriving at the headquarters.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Michaelia Cash denies trying to discredit Shorten | Sky News AustraliaSenator Michaelia Cash has denied referring the Australian Workers' Union for investigation was a political move to discredit opposition leader Bill Shorten.\n\nThe Minister for Small and Family Business says she wrote to the Registered Organisations Commission following reports that the AWU had donated $100,000 to GetUp when Bill Shorten was the leader of the union.\n\nHowever, she claims she cannot recall conversations that she had with her staff after the raids.\n\nLabor MP Brendan O'Connor alleges Ms Cash and Human Services Minister Michael Keenan divvied up the tipping off of print and TV media about the raid prior to the police arriving at the headquarters.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Coalition members refuse to be interviewed over AWU raids | Sky News AustraliaThe fallout from the Australian Federal Police raids on the Australian Workers Union continues, with revelations two Coalition members refused to be interviewed. \n\nAs part of the raids, the AFP was investigating the legality of donations given to GetUp when Opposition Leader Bill Shorten sat on the board of the AWU. \n\nFederal police confirmed on Monday that Small Business Minister Michaelia Cash and Human Services Minister Michael Keenan declined to be interviewed during investigations into raid leaks to the media. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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It’s a ‘rock-solid view that GetUp is independent’: national director | Sky News AustraliaThe Australian Electoral Commission has declared activist group GetUp is an issues-based organisation, not associated with any political party. \n\nGetUp national director Paul Oosting told Sky News he’s ‘extremely proud’ of the outcome, which kills a ‘serious threat’ from a conservative faction within the Coalition. \n\nIn the upcoming election campaign, Mr Oosting says GetUp will have to make the same declarations as a political party, or other major operators spending over $500,000, because it will be considered a political campaigner under new legislation.\n\nGetUp plans to campaign for people in the next election who will support issues such as climate change and fair treatment of refugees and asylum seekers.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia \n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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People smugglers will ‘not succeed’ entering Australia: PM | Sky News AustraliaPrime Minister Scott Morrison says people smugglers will ‘not succeed’ if they attempt to enter Australia illegally. \n\nMr Morrison has issued a strong warning toward people smugglers during a two minute video, saying Australia has zero tolerance for the trade and illegal boats. \n\nThe video message follows the Coalition's colossal defeat after losing a parliamentary vote over the medical evacuation bill of asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru. \n\n\n\n
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