Shorten under investigation over GetUp donations

It is confirmed that Australian Registered Organisations Commission started an investigation into AWU’s GetUp donations.

Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce speaks to the media during the launch of Agriculture Industry Day at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, September 4, 2017. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce Source: AAP

The donations were made in 2006 when Mr. Bill Shorten led the AWU.

A spokesman for Mr Shorten told The Weekend Australian that he stood by his previous statements.   


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