A bit of ABC/ACTU/Labor reaction to the Heydon disqualification decision
Monday, 31 August 2015
The ABC framed today's event early on with this introduction, "Dyson Heydon will announce whether he is standing down" rather than dealing with the merits of the ACTU dodgy bias application.
Here's the ABC's political correspondent Greg Jennett discussing Commissioner Heydon's ruling - ABC tale appears to be between its legs.
Here's some of what passes for "news" at the ABC along with their ACTU/Labor script-writers.
#turc staff quickly distributed commissioner Heydon’s full finding. pic.twitter.com/AzKwS9ZXLQ
— Jonathan Green (@GreenJ) August 31, 2015
Dreyfus: I think this royal commission is irredeemably tainted by the events which have occurred #DysonHeydon #auspol
— ABC News 24 (@ABCNews24) August 31, 2015
"I think Australians now have fully and completely lost confidence in this royal commission." M. Dreyfus #auspol #turc
— Australian Labor (@AustralianLabor) August 31, 2015
"I think this royal commission is irredeemably tainted by the events which have occurred." M. Dreyfus #auspol #turc
— Australian Labor (@AustralianLabor) August 31, 2015
#ACTU statement from @actudave re: Commissioner Heydon's decision to dig in & stay at #turc. #auspol #ausunions pic.twitter.com/5Xfv9numER
— Australian Unions (@unionsaustralia) August 31, 2015
.@actudave: There is a resolution still to go before the Senate next week asking the Governor-General to remove #DysonHeydon #turc
— ABC News 24 (@ABCNews24) August 31, 2015
Nothing from this Royal Commission can be taken seriously - @actudave #auspol pic.twitter.com/hDwJVc4qaJ
— Ged Kearney (@GedKACTU) August 31, 2015
.@actudave: Tony Abbott admitted it last week, this is about him going after his opponents in the Labor Party #DysonHeydon #turc
— ABC News 24 (@ABCNews24) August 31, 2015
.@actudave: The reality is that this Royal Commission is now terminally tarnished #DysonHeydon #turc
— ABC News 24 (@ABCNews24) August 31, 2015
.@actudave: We're of the view that this Royal Commission is biased #DysonHeydon #turc
— ABC News 24 (@ABCNews24) August 31, 2015
And we'll leave the last respectful word about Commissioner Heydon AC QC to two senior leaders in one of the key unions he's inquiring into, John Setka and Michael O'Connor of the CFMEU. Setka has the unmitigated gall to compare the Commissioner with the Wolf of Wall Street.
“@CFMEUJohnSetka: A young Dyson Heydon "I'm not going anywhere!" #auspol #turc http://t.co/ELfIEdoXqm” best tweet yet #turc #auspol
— michael o'connor (@michael47818552) August 31, 2015