Christine Campbell, former secretary to Federal MP Graeme Campbell and AWU/Gillard slush fund impressario Bruce Wilson was presented with this copy of a cheque Wilson made out to her on 27 March, 1993.   Ms Campbell has made this statement to the Rohal Commission, published at the Commission's website with Exhibits.

The cheque bears a Victoria Police Operation Tendment exhibit number - 237.

That raises a couple of issues:

• Victoria Police have a copy of at least this cheque from Wilson's account in 1993.   That raises the possibility that they have more than just this one.
• Victoria Police think it is relevant in their criminal investigation.

27 March 1993 is 5 days after settlement of the Kerr Street property (the purchase settled on 22 March, 1993).

Ms Campbell did not volunteer the cheque to police - this is the relevant bit of her statement.

If this record exists, who else might have reason to fear the investigative blowtorch of Ross Mitchell and the operation Tendment team?

Was an employee of Thiess.   Did not know Glenn Ivory - did not know of the AWU Workplace Reform Association Inc.   Did not know of any money going to the AWU WRA.

Adopted this statement.

The Royal Commission is scheduled to begin its hearing today at 12 noon Eastern, 10AM WA time.

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This is the home page for TWU Super.

Annual Reports are filed here.   I've checked the Annual Report for 2013 - there are many things I'd like to know about the "fund" that don't appear in the report - directors emoluments and related party transactions for a start.

Perhaps someone with an expert eye might care to give us some appraisal of TWU Super and TWU Nominees Pty Ltd.

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People have individual requirements from income and superannuation.

Young single people have different expectations from couples nearing retirement.

A dad with a disabled daughter might have a vastly different view about the 10% of his income going into super from, say, a union leader whose union makes just under $1M per year out of its members super payments.

It's the workers money'- not the union bosses.

Here's Paul Bracegirdle at the Royal Commission yesterday, explaining why he wanted to choose his own super fund.

Q. You had a particular interest in having a choice of super. Why was that? Getting a choice of super for yourself - where did your interest stem from?

A. Well, two things. One, I have a disabled daughter. She will never be able to work. She has a very low intellectual ability. And so I was just hoping to afford her the best future that I could and I just - you know, I think you should be able to look into which super funds offer the best rates of return, the least fees - various things. And I just didn't think that TWUSUPER was stacking up as well as some of the commercial organisations, some of the banks and things. And, two, I just thought it was wrong. You know, I just couldn't believe it, that, you know, we could be told where to put 10 per cent of our income. I was shocked. That's where the interest comes from.

So after his union sold him out, Mr Bracegirdle went to his local member, Stephen Smith MP.

3 months later Chris Bowen replied with a form letter that would have provided absolutely no comfort at all.   It's hard to read insincere rubbish like "..community views are critical....Mr Bracegirdle's views will be taken into account when government is forming its policies...".   Hard to read as a disinterested observer - but imagine how Mr Bracegirdle felt on the receiving end.

So Paul Bracegirdle didn't take it lying down.   He got active.   What could be clearer than his letter to Commissioner Ian Cambridge of "Fair Work" Australia - and the large proportion of his co-workers who signed up with him.

Don't lose sight of the issue here - all Paul wanted was the right to choose where 10% of his income went.

Ian Cambridge was on his side - but Paul's union the TWU had done a sweetheart deal with Toll Group to sell the workers down the river.   And Paul Bracegirdle was just a member with a disabled daughter.  An Aussie dad.   Not a famous figure like the United States "Teamsters" union boss Jeff Farmer.

Donation of members money to old mate from America - $5,000 and a slap up dinner.  

Treating your members like mushrooms - priceless.

Congratulations to the Royal Commission for its work in unearthing these injustices.