Senator Jacqui Lambie is willing to reconsider her support for Morrison government's union-busting laws if they include measures to remove union boss John Setka
Crossbench senator Jacqui Lambie says she is willing to reconsider her support for the Morrison government's union-busting laws if they include measures to remove controversial construction union boss John Setka.
Senator Jacqui Lambie says she is willing to reconsider her support for the Morrison government's union-busting bill.Senator Lambie slammed the government for its lack of consultation on the bill, which was sunk when she and One Nation senators Pauline Hanson and Malcolm Roberts voted against along with Labor and the Greens on Thursday.
- the boss of the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union Victorian division - did not resign his post."The trouble is that this was never going to get rid of John Setka. And my amendments, we believe, would have done that," Senator Lambie told the ABC on Sunday."Nobody wanted to discuss anything with us across the table. We had the amendments.
He later quit the Australia Labor Party following attempts from federal leader Anthony Albanese to remove him while ACTU secretary Sally McManus called for for him to resign as union secretary.
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