Cash accused Labor and the unions of “a stunt”.
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Cash has been subpoenaed to appear in the AWU’s case against the ROC as well as to produce documents earlier. But she told a news conference she had instructed lawyers to have the subpoena set aside.
Michaelia Cash wrote a letter on Thursday asking the Registered Organisations Commission to refer the leak of the raids to the AFP.
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The government’s obvious attempt to use the recently established Registered Organisations Commission for political purposes is an abuse of power.
The functions of the AFP differ from state police forces in that it has a major role in combating crime impacting on Australia’s national security.
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The AWU case is not the first time the AFP has been embroiled in politics, nor will it be the last.