The blog post below was originally submitted by Hillbilly33 as a comment, I posted it here in its own right on 25 October last year.   I received a note from someone who was very close to this matter at the time the fraud was first discovered - he said that Hillbilly had pretty much nailed it.

In simple terms, Gillard, Wilson and Blewitt got together and each did their bit to set up the AWU-WRA.  They weren't entitled to, they knew it was a sham entity, they knew they weren't entitled to use the union's name, they did it anyway.

As well as Hilbilly's piece, read the scholarly synopsis about the formation of the AWU-WRA from one of our learned friends available from the link below.

Download Wra-propositions-10-dec-2012.editedGB (pdf)

Every good yarn has a start point.

Watergate's was a pretty slipshod burglary at the Watergate Hotel.

Archduke Ferdinand getting off'ed at Sarajevo was World War One's.

And today Hillbilly33 is officially honoured with the staking of the claim to the centre of The AWU Scandal.

She who did nothing wrong was there.   It would be nice if she'd learn to open up about it a bit.

Here's Hillbilly's recitation of the particulars, originally submitted as a blog comment.

This next may become my standard opening paragraph until someone else sees what I see or proves me wrong! Sorry folks, but I think you are all missing the point again and the truth is once more hidden in plain sight! Gillard's CLIENT was the AWU Victoria Branch, NOT Bruce Wilson the AWU employee nor Bruce Wilson the private individual. 

Under the financial Rules of her principal client the AWU, Gillard was in direct breach of Rules 51 & 54 and should never under any circumstances, except with either the written authority of the National Executive or by written resolution of the Victoria Branch Executive, have given anyone assistance and advice to set up and incorporate an Australian Workers Union Workplace Reform Association.

That is the substantive fact!

The sworn affidavit of Ian Cambridge could not be clearer on Gillard's actions. END OF STORY!!

Even the facts so well set out by Sandi (in the blog in response to Mark Latham's fantasy) are virtually  irrelevant, as they relate to the breaches of the Associations Incorporation Act. As Mike pointed out in a previous post on August 27, that Act is not an industrial law but one designed to make life easier for community organisations.

They do show the deceptive unlawful lengths Gillard was prepared to go to to give her boyfriend specific access to the WA BCITF taxpayers money! It does also serve to make a nonsense of Latham's or anyone else's claims that Gillard "did nothing wrong"!

The fact that the AWUWR Association name was in her handwriting on the form required to accompany the application for incorporation, thereby knowingly breaching more provisions of that Act, absolutely nails her guilt!  

 Again the main transgression was another major fiduciary breach by Gillard not only in regard to her client, the AWU, but also to her employers, the equity partners of Slater & Gordon! Gillard has publicly admitted to her relationship with Wilson and has also admitted giving advice and assistance to unlawfully set up the sham association. What more proof do people need?

So that's it.   Gillard had a duty to act in the interests of the union.   Setting up the AWU-WRA breached the union's rules.   It should have set off alarm bells, but rather than clanging away, Miss Gillard's actions helped to conceal the existence of the dodgy slush fund.

What this piece of her history does is to make it much clearer as to how she so easily acts contrary to the interests of her real constitutency - the Australian people - in her current job.   If it keeps her and Tim in the 737 et al for another week, well fair enough hey!