I put these links up on SM's thread, but they are probably more appropriate here.

http://www.independentaustralia.net/2012/politics/how-the-hsu-tangled-jackson-lawler-and-thomson-with-abbott/

http://www.independentaustralia.net/2012/politics/the-jackson-and-lawler-hsu-tangle-part-two/

It seems the mysterious Mr Lawler has suddenly gone on "long leave" and is out of contact.

It's a shame because I'd like to know more about what his role has been in this affair.

Lawler, who has a history of defending employers’ interest in legal matters, was appointed to the AIRC (now Fair Work Australia) by then Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Tony Abbott – who remains a personal friend.

He made threats and allegations of corruption (later disproven) against HSU East Divisional Secretary Carol Glen based on “personal emails” but refused to reveal how he managed to gain access to them.

How is he able to allegedly hack the emails of a Union official and then make a criminal complaint regarding this Union even while being the Vice President of the organisation actually in charge of investigating the same Union?

As for his partner, Kathy Jackson has been saying that Thomson’s conspiracy theories regarding fiddling credit cards, setting up people with prostitutes, and elaborate private expenses on a union credit card are all nonsense — absolutely unheard of ridiculous stories.

However, from the The Weekend Australian – April 2009:

“The statement of a Bendigo Gold Visa card allegedly issued to Jackson shows expenditure on services that fall far outside his normal duties. It includes a string of prostitutes, designer clothes, dental work, gourmet food and drinks at a favourite Melbourne hotel. Jackson challenges the authenticity of this credit card account and dismisses allegations he has misused any funds as part of a “dirty tricks campaign” mounted by opponents within his union…”

This was about Jeff Jackson - Kathy's estranged husband.

Strangely familiar.

Then there is Kathy's email that inluded samples of other emails as a pdf attachemnet. The attachment properties showed that the software was licenced to Fair Work Australia. Hmm.

This has the stench of typical LNP dirty tricks about it and there will be more to come before this sotory is finished.

Wobbles, LNP, ALP, HSU, NSW Right all sound amd smell the same these days, fetid socks, dogs vomit and dinosaur turds.

I am not surprised thread author is not aware this is very old news.
And not that the linch mob is still running around rope in hand.
After court settles it we may just see, but ignore, conservatives are muck raking

Poirot, and FP,

As I posted on the other thread:

The evidence against Thomson is clear and damaging, and only a handful of delusional labor die hards swallow the twaddle that Thomson is dishing up with regards the 100 odd charges against him in the FWA report. The parliament has the procedures to rid itself of rogues and crooks such as Thomson and can do so as would any public or private organisation.

Finally, as I recall, the FWA is a labor created organisation stocked mostly with ex union officials, and the threadbare and convoluted conspiracy theory trying to link Jackson and Abbott is laughable. I have seen better "proofs" that 911 was a CIA plot. Poirot, I would have thought you more circumspect that to attach your credibility to such tripe.

All that smear article was trying to do was to claim that because Jackson's partner (appointed by Labor to FWA) had some tenuous acquaintance with Abbott, that Jackson as a senior member of the HSU was secretly trying to destroy the unions and Labor. Puleez!

The alternative story is that Jackson could no longer bear the corruption and cover ups within the union and Labor movement. She has clearly little to gain from this stance and has faced a sustained attack from all in the unions for opening the can of worms, and almost certainly will lose her job for it. Unless of course you believe that she made it all up and is on the coalition's payroll?

FP given that Mr Lawler is a Labor appointee, and as you admit "Mr Lawler, himself personally, is not responsible for the FWA report" are you trying to claim that Jackson and Lawler are secretly working for the coalition to destroy labor and the unions?

As Runner said "Have you seen Elvis recently?"

Where there's smoke there's fire.
Abbott is smoldering, and Lawler has gone bush.
The set-up takes shape.
Who has anything to gain the most from the ashes.
SM is in desperate defense, and sees no need for more discussion.