CV and mad panic behaviour

[Gointocarlton]

I'm not so sure militant unions run the state but if they've had undue influence on Andrews, especially re guarding towers etc., then that'd be a career killer and will be revealed in the investigation, an investigation that has insisted on access to all persons including the the Premier - no-one exempt from the investigation.

I've thought all state Premiers have done a good job but IF proved that a 'jobs for mates' scenario is discovered in VIC then we'll all demand the sound of rolling heads.

It's quite possible that this is a 2nd wave which hasn't hit other states as yet, time will tell.

Its a Mickey Mouse investigation, see extract from HS article

The Herald Sun understands that hearings will be held in public, and that ministers, departmental staff and ­security guards involved will be called to testify.

But unlike a royal commission, witnesses can refuse to answer questions for fear of self-incrimination.

The inquiry also will not have the power to issue search warrants or seize documents, like that of a royal commission.

Questions have also been raised about the inquiry, to be headed by former judge Jennifer Coate, being hindered by its terms of reference.

Under those, the decisions and communications between government agencies, hotel operators and private contractors are set to be probed.

However specific decisions of a policy nature — as ­opposed to its implementation by an agency — may be ­beyond the scope.

Leader of the Opposition in the upper house, David Davis, described the inquiry as a “whitewash designed to shield the Premier and his key ministers from scrutiny”.

“The inquiry is clearly designed to direct the questions to agencies and shield ministers; it’s a cover-up,” Mr Davis said.