The Federal Opposition will next week attempt to remove trade unions royal commissioner Dyson Heydon by moving a Senate motion.
Key points:

• Labor to move Senate motion to remove Heydon
• Motion will call on Governor-General to intervene
• Government says motion is a stunt
• Council of Civil Liberties criticises Heydon's decision

Justice Heydon yesterday announced he would remain as head of the commission despite pressure from the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) and the Labor Party for him to stand down.

The ACTU argued Justice Heydon's decision to speak at a Liberal Party fundraiser created a perception of bias, even though he withdrew from the event.

I wish that this entire matter had not been politicised.
But I suppose that was wishful thinking on my part.
Reforms are necessary - be they union or corporation
or any other institution.
It is disappointing that Justice Dyson did
not resign from the Royal Commission. We shall have to wait
and see whether he is able to glean some good and fair results
out of all this.

doog,

Labor and the Senate. They are all mouth and trousers. The Senate can do nothing except block anything put up by the government. Do you really think that the Governor General would lower himself to indulge Labor's political sliming of an appointed Royal Commissioner? We all know that Labor is hypocritical (remember Kerr), but our GG is s person of integrity who will not be bullied by a bunch of totally transparent and apprehensive politicians and union heavies.

Dear ttbn,

For your information: -

The Senate has 76 senators -
12 are elected for each of the six states,
and two each for the Australian Capital Territory and
the Northern Territory.

Senators debate current issues, consider Bills (proposed
new laws), committee reports and papers presented (or tabled)
by the Ministers of Parliament. They travel to meet people in
their States and take the views they hear back to Parliament.

Parliament has members and senators from different political
parties. And this helps strengthen Governments and makes
them more stable in Australia.

It's interesting to remember that despite having to deal
with a minority government our former PM was able to get
so many bills passed in the Senate. Yet the current government
is having difficulties in doing much of anything - despite
having the numbers.

As for Governor-Generals? The mere mention of Sir John Kerr brings
back memories of some very unethical behaviour.
Perhaps you should have a read of the book - "Anatomy of
A Coup," by Stephen Foley and Marshall Wilson. It makes for
compulsive reading for anyone who believes exposure is the
most effective check against the abuse of power.

It will be interesting to see if ASIC finds some reason for it to act
when some detail comes out such as fiddling auditing matters and accounting
for sums of money paid to unions.
In other words have the directors signed off as a true record of the company finances.

Bad enough and they could go to gaol.

Fox,

You opine that, "[You] wish that this entire matter had not been politicised".

Then there is the sting in the tail, "It is disappointing that Justice Dyson did not resign from the Royal Commission".

But you are not being political, you say?

What about you go through the reasons for ruling and prove a weakness?

http://www.tradeunionroyalcommission.gov.au/Hearings/Documents/2015/Evidence31August2015/ReasonsforRulingonDisqualificationApplicationdated31August2015.pdf

The public is not so easily fooled by those who are responsible for the relentless, unfair and cowardly attacks on the honorable and very learned and astute Justice heading the RC and on the Royal Commission itself.

The Royal Commission is for the good of Australians and Australia.