May 24, 2022 Sumeyya Ilanbey Latest Australia votes The fake flyer also pictured Mr Blackwood with moderate state Liberal leader Matthew Guy. Activities that may have been in breach of federal laws. Deakin returned a 66% Yes result for the Marriage Law Postal Survey yet when the bill was to be voted on, Michael Sukkar abstained. 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? The Texas Commission on Human Rights Act ("TCHRA") was enacted to "provide for the execution of the policies of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and its subsequent amendments." The treatment of Sukkar, who commanded the largest swing towards him of any Liberal MP at the 2016 election, has already ignited fury among the Victorian Liberal Party, including in its . Samantha Hutchinson is the AFR's National Reporter. Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar. The seat of Deakin was considered a key seat for the 2019 election. All times AEDT (GMT +11). The two-bedroom apartment was built in about 2015 and carries price hopes of $500,000 to $550,000. 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 []. "I paid Michael Sukkar's office for my own material," she said when asked why she paid a political office for printing rather than directly engaging a printing company. Given Michael likes to criticise others' use of calculators, perhaps he should take the log out of his own eye when it comes to doing basic sums. Mitchell Brophy (Canberra) 10. During this period, Mr Pham was engaged sporadically depending upon the constituent communication workload," Mr Sukkar's statement said. Michael Sukkar and Marcus Bastiaan: Liberals accused of 'plotting' and branch stacking An explosive new investigation has accused Victorian Liberal MPs of plotting to remove sitting MPs and being involved in a branch stacking operation. What hope is there for you? The Government has finetuned the scheme after feedback on the draft laws. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. [2][3] He completed a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce at Deakin University in 2004 and Master of Laws at the University of Melbourne in 2010. In a statement, Ms Bastiaan said "the material was not created, authorised or used by me. Well it turns out the much promised car parks in Deakin were just another undelivered promise from Michael Sukkar without merit designed to buy votes. [15][16] They avoided prosecution by making an unconditional apology to the Victorian Court of Appeal. Hiding in the background, pulling the strings. [43], Sukkar married Anna Duthie in 2010. Senator Patrick said he hadnt yet been briefed on the governments final plans. Connect via Twitter. 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. In separate decisions, published on Tuesday, the Finance Department cleared both of any wrongdoing. 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. Are you someone who is sick of the daily grind who is watching Sukkar and his mates get richer? Hon Michael Sukkar MP. Hardly responsible money management from the Assistant Treasurer. 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. Stay up-to-date by signing up to receive Michaels eNewsletter. The Texas Commission on Human Rights Act ("TCHRA") was enacted to "provide for the execution of the policies of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and its subsequent amendments." Even staff that volunteered to give statements to the inquiry were not interviewed. 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. Mr Sukkar released a statement completely rejecting the allegations. Leaked messages are reported to have revealed how Sukkar and his office directed and endorsed the employment of party political staff. Key points: Why would Sukkar appoint such an inappropriate person to be the head of the ACNC? For every dollar thats allegedly spent on someone branch-stacking is a dollar thats not spent on helping someone with an NDIS claim or a dollar thats not spent on assisting a community group with a letter of support for a grant application.. The point of elections and voting for a candidate is to have the people's will reflected in the actions of our government. 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. Good to be with you. The finance department said the terms and conditions of the panel known as the legal services panel and the commonwealth procurement rules both require firms to identify conflicts of interest and disclose them. Sukkar and the Liberals are trying it again for the 2022 election, expanding their schemes which experts predict will only make housing even MORE unaffordable. Another leaked recording this time of Tony Abbott has the Liberal Party under pressure. His behaviour is unbecoming an MP, and he should no longer be in Parliament. . I have never authorised my staff to undertake activities contrary to applicable policies and guidelines, when they are being paid to serve the constituents of the Deakin electorate, Mr Sukkar said. MP Michael Sukkar with The Babes Project team following the federal funding announcement. Authorised by Michael Sukkar MP, 5/602 Whitehorse Road, Mitcham VIC 3132, Level 2/60 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000. "I very much doubt that Sukkar can or should remain a minister of the Crown. Harvey Gay (Canberra) What good is a grant with a cap of $700,000 when houses sell for over a million dollars. Are you concerned about Climate Change and that Sukkar always votes with the deniers in the Coalition? Is it any wonder that Michael Sukkar has voted against a Federal ICAC? With almost 60 per cent of the postal votes . When Prime Minister Scott Morrison was asked about the allegations on Monday, he said the matters had been dealt with a year ago. The Finance Department said in a statement in October 2020 that it had concluded there was no basis for further investigation or to refer the matter to the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority. Please try again later. This staff was alleged to have been funded by the taxpayer in his own office and Kevin Andrews' office. Mr Sukkar said he completely rejected the branch-stacking allegations, which were aired by 60 Minutes and The Age. The court hadn't yet reached a decision on the case. Sukkar again failed as a "numbers man" by trying to rally support and influence the outcome when Keith Wolahan challenged Kevin Andrews for preselection in the seat of Menzies. [37], In his maiden speech, Sukkar categorised himself as an "economic liberal" and with "strong conservative foundations". Michael Sukkar is not sorry, he just thinks he can get away with ignoring the law when it suits him. For some MP's there was a clear moral position. As "the numbers man", Sukkar's job was to convince and corral members of the Liberal party room to vote for Dutton. R v Preston Cheng. If you don't get an email from us in the next couple of days, Tony Abbott led "conservative resistance movement", targeting sitting state and federal Liberals whom he doesn't like, knowledge of the use of taxpayer resources for Sukkar's political activities, https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/liberal-mp-michael-sukkar-pledges-to-crush-partys-left-termites/news-story/8e8392633ae048f0f2e924d29c331ea3, https://www.theage.com.au/national/sukkar-uses-taxpayer-budget-to-employ-friend-who-also-designed-smear-sheets-20200824-p55osu.html, https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/factional-machinations-sukkar-plotted-to-block-liberal-colleague-s-career-20200828-p55qah.html, https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/michael-sukkar-knew-of-scheme-that-misused-public-funds-to-boost-faction-20211104-p5960i.html, https://www.crikey.com.au/2021/10/27/michael-sukkar-taxpayers-paying-legal-fees/, Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, could cost up to $150 million in their first year, stifle criticism of Sukkar and government policy, https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2017/08/19/nobbling-the-charities/15030648005086, https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2017/12/16/the-gary-johns-appointment/15133428005650, https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/feb/25/charities-slam-government-plan-to-deregister-organisations-that-may-commit-crimes, https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/may/28/australian-government-crackdown-on-charities-will-stifle-political-advocacy-experts-say, 'Bank of Mum and Dad' is now the FIFTH largest lender in the country, https://www.realestate.com.au/news/bank-of-mum-and-dad-is-fifth-biggest-lender-in-country/, https://singlemum.com.au/homebuyer-deposit-discount-for-single-parents, https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/pm/homelessness-sector-unable-to-secure-meeting-with-minister/13330778, https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/soaring-house-prices-an-economic-threat-eating-away-the-future-20210614-p580s2.html, don't want a federal anti corruption body, https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/five-commuter-car-park-projects-scrapped-by-morrison-government/news-story/8d64a740ff8d702819384497e226a7e4, https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2021/06/28/car-park-rorts-government/, https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/pain-for-melbourne-commuters-as-morrison-governments-station-pledge-in-disarray/news-story/87bf1075511c5b3db0061dfa71e5fdc2, https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/2021/07/13/carporks-carparkrorts/, https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/former-judge-labels-660-million-car-park-fund-corruption-20210721-p58bo3.html, Andrew Hastie always said they would never vote for the bill, "in accordance with the majority view of Australians", https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/east/deakin-mp-michael-sukkar-abstains-from-samesex-marriage-vote/news-story/f0b723b8b1550cd613bfab70834793cb, key player in the removal of Malcolm Turnbull, trying to rally support and influence the outcome, https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/michael-sukkar-faces-backlash-over-role-in-liberal-leadership-crisis-20180828-p5004y.html, https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/the-texts-threats-and-lies-that-will-haunt-the-morrison-government-20180831-p500xr.html, https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/changing-the-guard-inside-the-battle-for-prize-liberal-seat-of-menzies-20210126-p56wzo.html, launched an extraordinary attack on the Victorian judiciary, explain why they shouldn't be charged with contempt of court, https://www.smh.com.au/opinion/the-texts-that-could-cost-three-government-ministers-their-jobs-20170621-gwv6g3.html, https://www.afr.com/politics/greg-hunt-alan-tudge-michael-sukkar-face-contempt-charge-20170615-gwrf34, https://www.abc.net.au/radio/melbourne/programs/drive/rob-stary/8618480, https://www.crikey.com.au/2017/06/20/what-hunt-sukkar-and-tudges-sentencing-comments-reveal-about-conservatives/, Voting against building dedicated quarantine facilities, Voting against treating the COVID-19 vaccine rollout as a matter of urgency, Voting to decrease availability of welfare payments, Voting against increasing the aged pension, Voting for making university more expensive, Voting against making housing more affordable. (These messages) were unfair and incorrect comments that I should not have made, and I regret doing so, he said. Michael Sukkar Australia votes Tight race in Deakin, 55 votes separate knife-edge Victorian seat Liberal MP Michael Sukkar is hanging on by a wafer-thin margin in his outer-suburban seat of Deakin as the count of postal votes continues. Party Liberal Party of Australia Chamber House of Representatives. Crossbench MPs are renewing their push for a federal integrity watchdog with the kind of powers to investigate further allegations about Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkars faction misusing taxpayer resources to strengthen his political power base. PO Box 232 Mitcham, VIC, 3132 . Take a look at what we're achieving in your suburb. And I understand that a bill will be presented to the Parliament very shortly which outlines a strong anti-corruption commission.. Emails sent by Mr Pham reveal that he was used by Mr Sukkar's office to design flyers to solicit political donations for the Liberal Party's Deakin 200 Club in early February 2017. BISHOP HENDRICKEN (69): James Caldarella 2 0-0 5, Dylan Lynch 0 0-0 0, Matt Brock 3 0-0 6, Becan Kegelman 0 0-0 0, Eze Wali 11 1-2 27, Michael Paquette 2 1-2 5, Tyler Russas 0 0-0 0, Marcus Sukkar . Electorate Office (Principal Office) 5/602 Whitehorse Road Mitcham, VIC, 3132 Postal address. Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. Hes quietly confident of getting Dr Haines bill passed through the Senate in the next sitting, which may then force a vote in the lower house. The three were then ordered to appear before the Victorian Supreme Court to explain why they shouldn't be charged with contempt of court. He credited his Catholic religion as being one of the two most significant influences in his life, in addition to his family. There is a housing crises in Australia and growing homelessness. Michael Sukkar, left, with his good friend and sometime employee, Matt Pham.Credit:Facebook. [2] From 2006 he spent seven years working as a tax lawyer with the firm Blake Dawson Waldron (now known as Ashurst Australia) where he was a senior associate. He's tried to make it "no big deal". R v Joshua Michael Phillips. Mr Sukkar also employed factional operatives, including Mr Bastiaan's wife Stephanie, in his own office as electorate officers. But when Michael Sukkar implies he will take legal action against The Age, gags Parliament from forcing him to be accountable, and strongly resists the releasing of reports, the only thing we can do is to vote such a shady-looking, untrustworthy character out of office. Protesters filmed themselves hurling vile abuse at one high-profile Australian as they left a moving state memorial service for Olivia Newton-John. It was only after the Victorian Supreme Court gave the three a second chance to apologise that they did. It's the news you need to know, with Chris Woods. The Yarra 3 were talking about a court case, which was being considered by the Victorian Court of Appeals. [23] Despite this, in the May 2019 federal election he was re-elected for a third term, albeit with a reduced margin of 4.8%. 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. Did you know about what was going on with charities and the ACNC? 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. [10] On 24 January 2017, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, appointed Sukkar to the ministry as Assistant Minister to the Treasurer. Finance department outsourced review into assistant treasurer and Kevin Andrews. Member for Deakin. Where is the justice for the taxpayers of Deakin? A spokesman for Senator Cash said it was inappropriate to speculate on whether the proposed Commonwealth Integrity Commission would be able to investigate a particular scenario. My online community survey takes just a few minutes to complete and you can also sign up to my e-newsletter to receive regular updates. Michael Sukkar (@MichaelSukkarMP) November 7, 2021. A politicalpamphlet designed by Mr Pham at Mr Sukkar's office's request. Someone in his own branch leaked to the media the now infamous "termite crushing" audio in 2018 allowing us to see the real "behind the scenes" Michael Sukkar. Unfortunately for Dutton, Sukkar couldn't count and they celebrated Dutton's "victory" prematurely. Browse Michael Sukkar news, research and analysis from The Conversation Michael Sukkar - News, Research and Analysis - The Conversation - page 1 Menu Close Michael Sukkar was preselected for Deakin for the 2013 election, as part of the Tony Abbott led "conservative resistance movement".The former Ashurst tax lawyer started his mission from God to impose his will on the Party. Sukkar's parliamentary biography says: "Prior to entering the Parliament, Michael Sukkar spent seven years working as a lawyer with the firm, Ashurst Australia (then known as Blake Dawson. It was great visiting the team at Accent Aluminium Windows & Doors. Under parliamentary rules, electorate office staff cannot work on party political matters. Taxpayer resources are not meant to be used by MPs to pay for the political campaigns of other candidates. PHOTO: From Michael Sukkar's website. Shadow Social Services Minister Michael Sukkar says Roshena Campbell will be an "outstanding" candidate for Aston. R v Tanya Arpadi. Is this why Josh Frydenberg wouldn't confirm his trust in Sukkar, because of his shady looking ways? Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar and former federal minister Kevin Andrews have been cleared of wrongly using taxpayer-funded resources for branch-stacking. Maybe he is too busy trying to take over the Victorian Liberals to do his taxpayer funded job? Maybe there is a reason that Josh Frydenberg wouldn't confirm his trust in Sukkar. That's not voting for the law to be changed in accordance with the majority view of Australians. But because of the realisation that if convicted they would lose their seats. All their policies have done is help people who were already going to get onto the property ladder anyway. Please signup or follow on social media below to be notified of updates. Taxpayer funds are not meant to be used to pay for any work done to facilitate donations for a political party. With rising homelessness in Deakin, and the rest of Australia, Michal Sukkar can't even be bothered to meet with peak bodies such as National Shelter or Homelessness Australia. Trying to prevent charities doing their job. Housing Minister Michael Sukkar says the Coalition's housing policies have got first home buyers to their highest levels in 15 years. When Sukkar became the minister responsible for the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC), he refused to meet with, or reappoint the then head of the ACNC Susan Pascoe. $450,000; 1144 W Westwood Trail, Addison; Sold on Jan. 23, 2023, by Ronald Lloyd Barton to Michael Edward . Sukkar uses taxpayer budget to employ friend who also designed smear sheets. Charities are concerned about who Sukkar will target. I am proud of the dedication and service that my office has always provided my constituents and community.. Graphic designer Matt Pham, who chose Mr Sukkar as one of the groomsmen at his 2014 wedding and has been a close personal friend of the minister for more than a decade, was paid from Mr Sukkar's electorate office budget between 2016 and 2018. This is all an attempt to stifle criticism of Sukkar and government policy. The Hon Michael Sukkar MP was sworn in to the roles of Assistant Treasurer, Minister for Housing and Minister for Homelessness, Social and Community Housing on 22 December 2020. In August the Sydney Morning Herald and the Age reported allegations of branch stacking and smear campaigns involving taxpayer-funded electorate staff in the offices of the Liberal MPs Sukkar and Kevin Andrews. 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I have never authorised my staff to undertake activities contrary to applicable policies and guidelines when they are being paid to serve the constituents of the Deakin electorate.. Sign up to The Sydney Morning Heralds newsletter here, The Ages newsletter here, Brisbane Times' here and WAtoday's here. After all, the alleged misuse of taxpayers money and the potential breaking of the law for a power grab is important to the integrity of the government. Even with domestic violence on the rise. Sukkar's colleagues are even concerned about the legality of the proposed legislation. Mr Gregg told an . He said the claims were unproven and came from a discredited and disgruntled former staff member. It was based on an examination of departmental records and written statements from Mr Sukkar. 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