Bill Shorten says Labors targeting of trusts is about delivering a level playing field in tax. R v Peter Julian Engel. Is it any wonder that Michael Sukkar has voted against a Federal ICAC? Other leaked emails are reported to outline how Mr Sukkar sought work from a friend to design flyers to solicit donations to Sukkar's shady looking Deakin 200 club. On Monday night, the party's powerful administrative committee met for a specially-convened meeting to address evidence of alleged impropriety published by this masthead. Dr Haines has a bill in the lower house, which independent senator Rex Patrick has also put to the Senate, to establish a gold standard integrity commission. FB TW MAIL LN. Nothing better than a Saturday afternoon at the cricket. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg defended his colleague. Keeping in touch with your views and opinions helps me to represent you, and I encourage you to provide me with your regular feedback. BREAKING NEWS: Officials have let the cat out of the bag - there is no difference between the Cashless Debit Card and the Government's new 'SmartCard'. As one of the few Australians of Lebanese descent in the Parliament, I feel compelled to weigh in on recent media reports concerning @ScottMorrisonMP. We live in a representative democracy. Not those who are actually struggling to get started. Promise things that didn't have merit and that you never plan to deliver. ", Questioned why he had helped design dirt files for Mr Sukkar's office targeting another Liberal, Mr Pham said: "I actually don't know the details of what you are talking about.". Sukkar's colleagues are even concerned about the legality of the proposed legislation. He is not alleged to have been actively involved in stacking Liberal branches, but the reports allege he benefited from it. He spent six years in London working for The Guardian. Staff were allegedly placed in the office of Victorian MP Kevin Andrews. If he breaks one promise, what other promises does he not intend on keeping? Liberal MP Michael Sukkar was leading by a wafer-thin margin of just 55 votes in the outer-suburban seat of Deakin as the postal . Asked how the federal government would balance the interests of property developers and home buyers, Mr Sukkar said there "aren't really inherent inconsistencies" between them. Mr Sukkar also apologised to Liberal senator Jane Hume after disparaging comments were made public. Sukkar uses taxpayer budget to employ friend who also designed smear sheets. A winner of 10 Walkley Awards, he investigates politics, business, foreign affairs, human rights and criminal justice. What good is a grant with a cap of $700,000 when houses sell for over a million dollars. Connect via Twitter. Money was abruptly pulled from programs that funded community legal centres and womens shelters. R v Harinn Devapragash. Minister Sukkar: Today I want to speak about a couple of things. A politicalpamphlet designed by Mr Pham at Mr Sukkar's office's request. Michael Sukkar (@MichaelSukkarMP) November 7, 2021. The issue is that Michael Sukkar said he'd do something then didn't. What if you don't have rich parents? PO Box 232 Mitcham, VIC, 3132 . Good to be with you. Corruption expert Geoffrey Watson, SC (a former counsel assisting for the NSW ICAC) is reported to have described the Bastiaan memo endorsed by Mr Sukkar as "prima facie evidence of the misuse of taxpayers' money". In a statement, Mr Sukkar said that "Mr Pham was engaged as a casual Electorate Officer in the Deakin Electorate Office, between May 2014 and September 2017, given his skill set and performance.". Michael Sukkar Date of Birth1981-09-11 RoleFederal MP for Deakin, Shadow Minister for Social Services Shadow Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme Shadow Minister for Housing Shadow Minister for Homelessness SpouseAnna Sukkar Children2 StateVictoria ElectorateDeakin PartyLiberal Mp TypeFederal Representative TypeSitting Member Hon Michael Sukkar MP. Whenever housing is brought up he just likes to talk about "taxes". Michael Sukkar was preselected for Deakin for the 2013 election, as part of the Tony Abbott led "conservative resistance movement". Harvey Gay (Canberra) An electorate office budget can be used to pay for mailouts to local residents and to assist a minister to conduct parliamentary business. In separate decisions, published on Tuesday, the Finance Department cleared both of any wrongdoing. When added to sports rorts, Building Better Regions rorts, female change room rorts, what's one more rorting of taxpayer dollars for Sukkar or the Liberals political benefit? If there is any new information, no doubt that will be referred again to the finance department.. That doesnt occur, generally, in circumstances where the government is not so keen on pressing ahead, he said. She says the governments preferred model wouldnt be able to examine the allegations against Mr Sukkar or branch-stacking accusations being levelled at Labors Anthony Byrne and state ALP politicians in the Victorian IBAC. 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Josh Frydenberg says he still supports Michael Sukkar after fresh allegations came to light. If the government are keen to get legislation through, and they know that Labor and the Greens will oppose, they often will engage the crossbench early. Mr Sukkar's review also focused on staff activities but also "non-travel-related work expenses". A "club" which does not lodge financial disclosures on the basis that it says it isnt an "associated entity" of a political party. This was to be done by using electorate officers to engage in political recruiting activities. Nine Newspapers, who obtained a number of documents as part of their investigation, allege Mr Sukkar was knowingly partaking in branch stacking. A report broadcast on the 60 Minutes program has accused Federal MP Michael Sukkar and Victorian MP Marcus Bastiaan of plotting to remove sitting MPs and being involved in a branch stacking operation. [26][27] However the inquiry did not interview any witnesses or staff from the electoral offices. Tight race in Deakin, 55 votes separate knife-edge Victorian seat. You would think that such serious allegations would warrant a serious and thorough investigation. So rather than overpaying through the year in PAYG and then claiming it back at the end of the year - which is an experience for many small businesses - you leave the cash in the business. Is this why his own colleagues don't answer when asked if they trust him? Thanks to the East Ringwood Cricket Club for a great day. PHOTO: From Michael Sukkar's website. Deakin taxpayers haven't even gotten value for our money with barely any work done, cost blowouts and Sukkar handing $42 million up front with no proper assessments of the works of what our money was paying for. It was outsourced to the major law firm Ashurst, where Sukkar worked for seven years. R v Preston Cheng. This is how Shady Sukkar likes to work, behind the scenes and not in your interests. The Assistant Treasurer, Michael Sukkar, is . When asked what his response was, he said I answered that question a second ago. Documents filed in the Federal Court allege Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar misused taxpayer funds. It's been a long held view of conservative politicians that charities should be supported in their work. Shadow Social Services Minister Michael Sukkar says Roshena Campbell will be an outstanding candidate for Aston. The outlets alleged Mr Sukkar had intimate knowledge of a long-running scheme in which his close friend, brother, and factional supporters were paid by taxpayers for political work. The Government has finetuned the scheme after feedback on the draft laws. The excellent report by Nick McKenzie , Joel Tozer and Paul Sakkal in The Age details leaked documents and tapes, and points out: The most serious allegations facing Mr Sukkar, the Federal Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Housing, and Mr [Kevin] Andrews involves their dealings with Liberal backroom powerbroker Marcus Bastiaan. The former Ashurst tax lawyer started his mission from God to impose his will on the Party. Michael Sukkar MP Newsletter Welcome to the latest edition of my community newsletter. Where is the justice for the taxpayers of Deakin? Connect via Twitter or email. It was only after the Victorian Supreme Court gave the three a second chance to apologise that they did. Our local area is a great place to live, work and raise a family. It was great to be with our community at the Asian Business Association of Whitehorse Lantern Festival. I've previously warned readers that the "Sukkar plan" would be a severe blow to Australian entrepreneurship, but the detail shows that it goes much further than I had envisaged. Leaked messages are reported to have revealed how Sukkar and his office directed and endorsed the employment of party political staff. With almost 60 per cent of the postal votes . Mr Sukkar on Monday apologised to Senator Hume. Liberal party branch-stacking: fears push for virtual state council could kill off audit, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. "I've locked in time with Michael on Saturday afternoon for a new photo and I'll have the first concept to you Monday morning," Mr Pham wrote to Mr Sukkar's office in November 2016. I think the party is very enthusiastic about our candidate in Aston and very pleased with someone whos going to be a great champion for that community, he told Sky News Austalia. Please try again later. 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Mr Pham's LinkedIn account shows that he has worked full time for the online real estate advertising company REA Group since July 2015 as a designer and later manager of consumer products, a role he currently holds. He won the seat at the 2013 election with a swing to the Liberal Party of 3.8 points, succeeding Labor MP Mike Symon[8] he joined the government benches of the Abbott Government. 7. It is extremely disappointing that 60 Minutes would again publish unproven claims from 2017 from a discredited and disgruntled former staff member, whose accusations have already been shown to be false and malicious, he said. New & improved business newsletter. Michael Sukkar was part of the "Yarra 3", a group of ministers (including Greg Hunt and Alan Tudge) who launched an extraordinary attack on the Victorian judiciary. Mr Sukkar did not respond to questions about whether his office directed Mr Pham to design material for Deakin 200 Club fundraisers or any smear sheets. During this period, Mr Pham was engaged sporadically depending upon the constituent communication workload," Mr Sukkar's statement said. Under the Abbott government the Liberals restarted attacking charities. Thanks to an investigation by The Age and Nine's 60 Minutes, we now know of further attempts by Sukkar to gain more power within the party. However, Labor's hopes of taking Deakin in Victoria have faded as Liberal incumbent Michael Sukkar pulls ahead of Labor's Matt Greg by 74 votes. The two-bedroom apartment was built in about 2015 and carries price hopes of $500,000 to $550,000. Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. MP Michael Sukkar with The Babes Project team following the federal funding announcement. Under parliamentary rules, electorate office staff cannot work on party political matters. Mr Gregg told an . A Liberal-chaired Parliamentary committee has even recommended the Bill be scrapped entirely! What's the solution to housing affordability from the Minister for Housing Michael Sukkar? I look forward to continuing to working for you and your family. Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Housing Michael Sukkar at question time on Monday. All people like Sukkar seem interested in is protecting their rich mates. [2], In 2008 Sukkar suffered a cardiac arrest while playing basketball, and was treated by a nurse and anaesthetist who were at the game and an off-duty paramedic who was nearby. That prompted Sukkar and Andrews, who denied the allegations, to refer themselves to the finance department to investigate whether there had been any misuse of their taxpayer-funded budget, a potential breach of parliamentary rules. THE HON MICHAEL SUKKAR MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, NDIS, HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS TRANSCRIPT INTERVIEW WITH KIERAN GILBERT [], THE HON MICHAEL SUKKAR MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, NDIS, HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS TRANSCRIPT INTERVIEW WITH STEPHEN CENATIEMPO, [], THE HON MICHAEL SUKKAR MP Shadow Minister for Social Services Shadow Minister for NDIS Shadow Minister for Housing Shadow Minister []. [6] Sukkar later advocated for defibrillators when elected to parliament. [20] However, Scott Morrison defeated both figures, becoming Prime Minister leaving Sukkar on the back benches. Lorraine Finlay, Murdoch University and Joshua Forrester, Murdoch University, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra, Copyright 20102023, The Conversation Media Group Ltd. Screenshot from Labor Party advertisement linking Peter Dutton to Liberal candidates. 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