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11 May 2001 |
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Letters to the EditorQuestions for Macca
Dear sir/madam, One has to wonder about the quality of the workers' representation in Parliament following the latest offering by Ian McDonald MLC in response to allegations recently made against him by Green MLC Lee Rhiannon in relation to his actions on the workers compenstaion. Rhiannon claimed in a letter to the edotor in Workers Online, issue number 92 that Mcdonald is a strong backer of Della Bosca's Workers Compensation Bill which has generated significant opposition from unions and Labor MPs. Despite such opposition, Rhiannon claims "He [that is, McDonald] has consistently lobbied the Greens MPs and other cross benchers to support the current legislation." What does McDonald say in reply? In Issue 92 Workers Online published McDonald's response directly below Rhiannon's letter so presumably he has been given a copy of the letter before it was published so he can respond. In his response he makes the following claims. 1. Rhiannon has worked against the re-election of her colleague Ian Cohen MLC; 2. He, that is McDonald, lobbied the cross benches to oppose the Liberal Party initiative of a judicial inquiry into Workcover; 3. He has never stated to Rhiannon that workers would be worse off if the Workers Compensation Bill is not passed. 4. He has never said that most Left unions support his position on the Bill. All of this is very interesting but fails to address the key point raised by Rhiannon, that is, that he, that is, McDonald, has lobbied Green MPs and other cross benchers to support the proposed legislation. The question remains for Ian McDonald to answer: has he or has he not lobbied Green MPs and other cross benchers to support the proposed legislation. Michael Purvis
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