Dave Noonan's full interview for 7.30 Report 28 Jan 2014
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ACTU president Ged Kearney said the Fitzpatrick matter had been referred to police, which was appropriate.
It was 'absolutely absurd' for the prime minister to suggest a royal commission was needed because of the allegations, she said.
'Taxpayers' money will be wasted - $100 million will be spent on what is nothing more than a political witch-hunt.'
The CFMEU's NSW construction division secretary Brian Parker insists the union's legal department called the police as soon as Mr Fitzpatrick had alerted them to the threats.
But the former official did not pursue the matter with police.
The man who allegedly made the threat, Darren Greenfield, denied having done so, so the union could not form a conclusion on the truth of Mr Fitzpatrick's claim, Mr Parker said.
'The CFMEU does not employ gangsters or members of motorcycle gangs and our office is not infiltrated by criminals,' Mr Parker said.
A spokesman for Labor leader Bill Shorten said police should be allowed to investigate.
'They're the best people to do it,' he said, adding if Mr Abbott and Senator Abetz were serious about the issue they should let police get on with their job rather than play 'pathetic politics'.
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ACTU president Ged Kearney said the Fitzpatrick matter had been referred to police, which was appropriate.
It was 'absolutely absurd' for the prime minister to suggest a royal commission was needed because of the allegations, she said.
'Taxpayers' money will be wasted - $100 million will be spent on what is nothing more than a political witch-hunt.'
The CFMEU's NSW construction division secretary Brian Parker insists the union's legal department called the police as soon as Mr Fitzpatrick had alerted them to the threats.
But the former official did not pursue the matter with police.
The man who allegedly made the threat, Darren Greenfield, denied having done so, so the union could not form a conclusion on the truth of Mr Fitzpatrick's claim, Mr Parker said.
'The CFMEU does not employ gangsters or members of motorcycle gangs and our office is not infiltrated by criminals,' Mr Parker said.
A spokesman for Labor leader Bill Shorten said police should be allowed to investigate.
'They're the best people to do it,' he said, adding if Mr Abbott and Senator Abetz were serious about the issue they should let police get on with their job rather than play 'pathetic politics'.
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