PS,

Comment from Paul Kelly:

"IT is no surprise that Julia Gillard's tactic is to brand as illegitimate media questioning of her past conduct as a lawyer - but it is bizarre that senior journalists in the press gallery have the same view.

The stories published in The Australian by Hedley Thomas in recent days are neither hearsay nor recycling of scuttlebutt. They are based on previously undisclosed documents. The conclusions by Thomas have been balanced and measured. And they demand answers from the Prime Minister.

Once it would have been unnecessary to make such apparently obvious points. Yet such is the confused and embittered state of our political culture that the obvious is no longer apparent.

Nobody should get too excited about Gillard's tactic of overt intimidation to kill this issue. It is a time-honoured technique by leaders under pressure and holding a weak hand."

Why should gillard bow to media. If there is an accusation lets hear it.
If she were to answer to the media, it would open a channel of dialog: for what.

Look 579, there is an odour about the place, and a number of people
connected with the government, the unions and the labour party are all
somehow inside the vapor. So it is not surprising that questions are
being asked and explanation sort.

It would be marvelous that it could all be found to be one massive
misunderstanding, but do you really believe that ?
No, someone, or rather several have rorted the system to $100ks or
indeed $Millions for all we know and a coverup has been going on.
I think that is now beyond argument don't you agree ?

Bazz All i know is the Australian news paper have been printing stories
of something 17 years ago. Mainstream news have not picked up any of it.
Abbott won't touch it, it goes to a pretentious time for him.
Unless accusations are made, it is just a story.
If accusations were made, she could get a legal team behind her. As it is now, it is a time waster for an otherwise busy prime minister.

579, it now appears that Julia Gillard knowingly made a false
statement of the purpose of the AWU Workplace Reform Association in
the application to establish that association.

Having from personal knowledge, know how pedantic ASIC can be in regard
to incorporated associations it must be an offense to make a false statement.

Poirot,

Are you confusing a bungled investigation with clearing Thomson? The report did not in any way clear Thomson, but damned the Gillard constructed and appointed FWA, and recommended that they never be allowed to conduct such an investigation again.

Labor has covered up corruption by incompetence.

Hopefully the police will do a better job.