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Trad ensures Labor’s doors always open for unionists EXCLUSIVE

r.EOFF CHAMBF.RS BUREAU CHIEE eral occasions, and attended events hosted by the union. Fol­ Queensland Deputy Premier lowing last year’s shock election has hosted closed- victory, M r Bullock was described door meetings with a who’s who of as a “ kingmaker” and was Labor’s state political network, involved in shaping the minority including key union factional government’s cabinet. bosses, form er government staff­ Other influential union lead­ ers turned lobbyists and ex-politi­ ers, including the A M W U ’s cians, as part o f the Palaszczuk Rohan Webb, have secured reg­ governments “open-doorpolicy”. ular meetings with Ms Trad, who Former Labor MPs and trade has also facilitated greater access union chiefs are enjoying access to to environmental activist groups, Jackie Trad the Palaszczuk government, with including the Wilderness Society, Ms Trad hosting meetings with Greenpeace, W WF and Lock The unions and dealing with activist Gate. green groups represented by Senior staffers of former pre­ lobbyists. miers and Peter M s Trad, who is considered to Beattie are also gaining access to be the Palaszczuk government’s Ms Trad’s office, namely Ms political and union enforcer, has Bligh’s former deputy chief of staff met all major unions, including Stephen Beckett and M r Beattie’s the Electrical Trades Union, Con­ adviser Damian McGreevy. struction Forestry Mining and Premier Annastacia Pal- Energy Union, United Fire­ aszczuk’s deputy chief of staff fighters Union of Queensland, Kirby Anderson, a former media Australian Federated Union of adviser to her father Henry, was Locomotive Employees, Rail hired late last year following sep­ Tram and Bus Union, Australian arate meetings w ith Ms Pal­ Workers Union, Plumbers Union, aszczuk and Ms Trad in hi.s Australian Manufacturing Work­ capacity as General Electric Aus­ ers Union and United Voice. tralasia’s senior director of gov­ Ms Trad has met one-on-one ernment affairs and policy. with United Voice’s powerful Left Continued on Page I faction boss Gary Bullock on sev­ ^ I 10 May 2016 The Australian, Australia

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▲ back Labor’s doors always open for unionists C o n fin u e dfro m Page 1 to do business in Queensland.” including Perrier Hodgson, Actus The government, which will Minerals, Adaniand Sibelco. His meeting with Ms Pal­ today launch an assault against Ms Trad, who takes regular aszczuk occurred shortly before new Opposition Leader Tim advice from federal MP and fel­ he was recruited to join her team. Nicholls in parliament targeting low Leftfaction member Anthony Former prime minister Paul his tenure as the state’s treasurer, Albanese, is viewed within gov­ Keating, in his capacity as chair­ yesterday promoted its role in ernment as a dealmaker. man of investment banking firm securing “more than 60,000 The 44-year-old was handed hazard, met with Ms Trad, joining jobs”, and keeping unemploy­ the job of dealing with rogue for­ a line-up of other former Labor ment down to 6 per cent. mer Labor MPs Billy Gordon and politicians, including past Bris­ Ms Palaszczuk’s spokes­ . bane lord mayors Jim Soorley and woman said there were “500 T im Quinn. meetings”, which involved direct Controversial former deputy meetings, across cabinet. W ith premier Jim Elder, a lobbyist with the exception of “50” meetings, Enhance Group, facilitated a the rest involved interaction with meeting with Ms Trad last August business and industry. with Clive Palmer. Another for­ “Italso should be noted lhatSO mer deputy premier, Terry of these 500 meetings were with Mackenroth, who was appointed LNP members — including Tim to the board of QSuper last Nicholls, Ian Rickuss, Andrew month, also met Ms Palaszczuk Cripps, Tracy Davies,” the regarding Springfield Land Cor­ spokeswoman said. poration, which hired him as a The Liberal National Party director of strategic development. yesterday accused the Palaszczuk M aurice Blackburn has reg­ government of meeting with ular meetings with senior govern­ union representatives 342 times ment MPs, including Ms Trad, up to M arch 31. Jarrod Bleijie, the who last year attended a lunch LNP’s new employment and in­ meeting with the firm’s senior dustrial relations spokesman, said associate, form er M P and lead the Palaszczuk government was Labor Senate candidate M urray “a government for the unions, not Watt, and state secretary Evan for Queenslanders”. Moorhead. M r Bleijie has been tasked by A spokeswoman for Ms Pal­ Mr Nicholls to be the LNP’s aszczuk said last night the Prem­ “attack dog”, targeting union ier was “determined for her influence in Queensland. government to create jobs for “ In just 15 months. Labor min­ Queenslanders”, and promised to isters have met with union repre­ maintain her “open-door policy”. sentatives more than 300 times,” The government refused to M r Bleijie said. mention the word “unions” in its “ has response, describing them as spent this time defending the “employee representatives”. practices of corrupt union bosses “The Premier makes no apolo­ instead of standing up for the gy that her governmentcontinues Queensland workers she pur­ to meet with key employer and ports to represent. employee representatives to “ Labor has proven time and ensure that the government tim e again it’s w illing to put its secures new jobs and new oppor­ union mates ahead of hardwork­ tunities for Queensland," the ing everyday Queenslanders.” spokeswoman said. Labor sources last night hit “If you have an initiative for back at suggestions it was favour­ new jobs in Queensland, the Pal­ ing unions or lobbyists, citing that aszczuk government has a con­ ousted Liberal National Party sultative, open-door policy — leader there has never been a better time regularly met major companies, 10 May 2016 • • f e t» M ><<. I I » The Australian, Australia

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Tlie Jackie Trad diaries Meetings the Deputy Premier has held with union bosses, green activists, lobbyists andformer politicians and staffers since February last year

Gary Bullock Michael Ravbar, Stephen Greenpeace United Voice Smyth union boss. CFMEU lactional bosses WWF Left faction leader and Kiihv Andci-son LockThcGale ’‘JVW P kingmaker in General Palaszczuk government Electric The Wilderness Society Australasia (GE) senior Tim Flannery Former Labor MP, No 1 on director of Macquarie Labor’s Senate ticket, senior government allairs and policy University associate at Maurice (since appointed Premier climate Blackburn, a member of Left Annastacia Palaszczuk's change activist faction cuncnt deputy chief of stall) lim Soorley Stephen Beckett Karl Bi tar Former Labor lord mayor Former Anna Bligh deputy Crownca.sino 1 / chief of staff, now a lobbyist for executive, Ardent Leisure, Consolidated former Tony Douglas Properties and Optus national Formerly ran secretary of the Labor’s Damian McGreevy election Former .senior adviser to campaign premier , now Alison Smith advertising. % lobbyist for W W F Australia The Star/Echo Essential Media Former Beattiegovernmenl Communications lobbyist Paul Keating advLser Former Labor Three Plus PM , chairman Regular meetings with Run by former Labor adviser ofLazaitl CFMEU, ETU, AFUQ, AFULE, tur ned lobbyist Barton Green investment A WU, AM WU, Plumber’s bank union