Not the version from his slick glossy pamphlets. [36], Sukkar is a member of the National Right faction of the Liberal Party. Charities have estimated that the cost of complying with the new rules could cost up to $150 million in their first year. Charlie Lewis Nov 08, 2021 3 Share 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? Michael Sukkar was grilled by Lisa Millar on Tuesday morning. Michael Sukkar MP Address: 5/602 Whitehorse Road Mitcham VIC 3132 Phone: (03) 9874 1711 Postal Address: PO Box 232 Mitcham, VIC 3132. sign up to michael's eNewsletter. Office details Connect Electorate details. It's the news you need to know, with Charlie Lewis. Was waiting for her retirement from politics, but sadly it wasnt there, the texts read. He spent six years in London working for The Guardian. I've previously warned readers that the "Sukkar plan" would be a severe blow to Australian entrepreneurship, but the detail shows that it goes much further than I had envisaged. 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. Then you'll be having the kids staying around. A Victorian government minister has backed a move to shift his wifes role away from his portfolio days after he apologised for another scandal. Good to be with you. [12] When asked about housing affordability on 20 February 2017, Sukkar told Sky News that "we're also enabling young people to get highly paid jobs which is the first step to buying a house". Unsurprisingly Sukkar's word is worth no more than a press release. Michael Sukkar is not sorry, he just thinks he can get away with ignoring the law when it suits him. Nine Newspapers, who obtained a number of documents as part of their investigation, allege Mr Sukkar was knowingly partaking in branch stacking. Even with domestic violence on the rise. 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. On Sunday afternoon, Labor's Matt Gregg was 1,286 votes ahead of Liberal incumbent Michael Sukkar, with the two candidate preferred vote sitting at 50.85 - 49.15 at 5pm. Electorate officers are funded by the taxpayer, and are not allowed to engage in party political activities in the office. But we don't know who is suing him, and why . The investigation that cleared them of misusing taxpayer-funded staff was undertaken by a law firm Sukkar used to work for. Jayza Tuigamala (Cronulla) 9. [2], In 2008 Sukkar suffered a cardiac arrest while playing basketball, and was treated by a nurse and anaesthetist who were at the game and an off-duty paramedic who was nearby. Stay up-to-date by signing up to receive Michaels eNewsletter. Pork Barrelling. How can you bemoan a decision not yet made?! Liberal MP Michael Sukkar was leading by a wafer-thin margin of just 55 votes in the outer-suburban seat of Deakin as the postal . PHOTO: From Michael Sukkar's website. 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. News broke yesterday embroiling Liberal MP and Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar in yet another scandal. Mr Sukkar released a statement completely rejecting the allegations. Source: ABC But Mr Sukkar stressed the announcement was just the latest support the Coalition was offering first-home buyers over. 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. "I think the party is very enthusiastic about our candidate in Aston and . [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. [29][30][31][32] In January 2021, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported that the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) was investigating a donor with ties to Sukkar over foreign interference risks. It was reported that Michael Sukkar seemingly endorsed a memo that outlined a scheme to build a stronger Sukkar-controlled faction from inside the electoral office of Kevin Andrews. The people of Deakin deserve to know the truth about these shady looking backroom dealings. Deakin deserves a local member who is focused on representing them. Get the edge with AM and PM briefings, plus breaking news alerts in your inbox. Shadow Social Services Minister Michael Sukkar says Roshena Campbell will be an "outstanding" candidate for Aston. The Government has finetuned the scheme after feedback on the draft laws. "I think the party is very enthusiastic . Party Liberal Party of Australia Chamber House of Representatives. What's the solution to housing affordability from the Minister for Housing Michael Sukkar? He also said all the allegations had already been reviewed by the Department of Finance, which concluded there was no basis for a further investigation. Deakin returned a 66% Yes result for the Marriage Law Postal Survey yet when the bill was to be voted on, Michael Sukkar abstained. In text messages sent by Mr Sukkar, he savaged Senator Hume over a Facebook post about juggling politics and parenthood. Mr Sukkar released a statement completely rejecting the allegations. Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar has released the detail of his plan to change the way small and business is conducted in Australia. Or the government's new legislation? Finance department outsourced review into assistant treasurer and Kevin Andrews. Sukkar served on a number of parliamentary committees in this Parliament, such as the Chairman of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security. This is how Shady Sukkar likes to work, behind the scenes and not in your interests. 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. Lorraine Finlay, Murdoch University and Joshua Forrester, Murdoch University, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra, Copyright 20102023, The Conversation Media Group Ltd. Screenshot from Labor Party advertisement linking Peter Dutton to Liberal candidates. The report also claimed a leaked memo from Mr Bastiaan revealed a plan to build a Bastiaan-Sukkar faction inside of Federal MP Kevin Andrews' office. Independent MP Helen Haines said it was clear trying to retrofit an investigation process into a department without sufficient powers, such as to compel witnesses, was never going to work. They have no ideas and offer no real solutions, even though there's plenty of options to tackle demand side pressures on housing. The Yarra 3 were talking about a court case, which was being considered by the Victorian Court of Appeals. MICHAEL CLARKE: The Federal Government has revealed the final plans for a $10 billion insurance pool for northern Australia which aims to improve affordability and availability of insurance in flood and cyclone prone areas. Even at record low interest rates that won't last forever on a 30 year (or more) mortgage. Our local area is a great place to live, work and raise a family. He lost his ministries in May 2022, when the Liberal Party went into Opposition on the election of the Albanese Labor Government. As the electorate neighbouring Aston, I have a lot to do with the Aston community as well and I can say with Roshena Campbell, she is going to work day and night to earn their trust between now and the election day., Roshena Campbell is an outstanding candidate for Aston: Michael Sukkar. 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 is therefore arrogant and hypocritical of Michael Sukkar to think he is above the law and arrogantly ignore it for his own political purposes. Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar. That's not voting for the law to be changed in accordance with the majority view of Australians. R v Peter Julian Engel. Samantha Hutchinson is the AFR's National Reporter. Connect via Twitter. Michael Sukkar MP Subscribe to eNewsletter Have Your Say Start The Survey Now Portfolio Media Releases INTERVIEW WITH STEPHEN CENATIEMPO, 2CC TALKING CANBERRA 21 February 2023 THE HON MICHAEL SUKKAR MP - SHADOW MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, NDIS, HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS TRANSCRIPT INTERVIEW WITH STEPHEN CENATIEMPO, [] Read More Whenever housing is brought up he just likes to talk about "taxes". The Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey to ask Australian's opinions on whether the Marriage Act should be changed was always going to be passionate. I support Michael as I do my other colleagues, he said. This time, it's alleged that the member for Deakin used his office electorate budget to contract one of his best friends as a graphic designer between 2016 and 2018, and instructed him to create a range of political smear materials to solicit party donations- an action in breach of . Instead Sukkar appointed Gary Johns, a known hater of charities to the role. 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. The day after their party, Scott Morrison then went on to win the leadership contest. Trying to prevent charities doing their job. He is a former media diarist and features editor of The Australian. Join 1.7 Million Subscribers Liberal frontbencher Michael Sukkar says the blame for any hate speech and negative consequences generated by the continuing debate over marriage equality should be directed at advocates in favour of marriage equality. Mr Bastiaan rejected the allegations of branch stacking in a statement announcing his resignation from the party: That's the false hope that Sukkar is peddling so the Liberals can pretend to care about poor people and woman given their hopeless record. R v Aastha Sharma. [42], Sukkar also intervened during the development of the 2021 Australian census to exclude questions about gender and sexuality despite these being recommended for inclusion by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. 7. 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Minister for Housing's solution to affordability. It was great visiting the team at Accent Aluminium Windows & Doors. The issue is not about whether the law should have been changed. The excellent report by Nick McKenzie , Joel Tozer and Paul Sakkal in The Age details leaked documents and tapes, and points out: The most serious allegations facing Mr Sukkar, the Federal Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Housing, and Mr [Kevin] Andrews involves their dealings with Liberal backroom powerbroker Marcus Bastiaan. It was great to be with our community at the Asian Business Association of Whitehorse Lantern Festival. They claimed it was advocating lighter sentences for terrorists as part of 'ideological experiments'. Deakin taxpayers haven't even gotten value for our money with barely any work done, cost blowouts and Sukkar handing $42 million up front with no proper assessments of the works of what our money was paying for. Several Liberal backbenchers have been talking to Attorney-General Michaelia Cash about how to strengthen the commission. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since September 2013, representing the Division of Deakin in Victoria for the Liberal Party. Then you'll have to live with mum and dad for a bit longer. The Assistant Treasurer said on Monday the review also heard from multiple former and current staff members who all contradicted the claims made by 60 Minutes sources. 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. 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. Charities are concerned about who Sukkar will target. Sukkar is not just another apparatchik he is Prime Minister Scott Morrison's own hand-picked Assistant Treasurer, seen as a coming man. Michael Sukkar Date of Birth1981-09-11 RoleFederal MP for Deakin, Shadow Minister for Social Services Shadow Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme Shadow Minister for Housing Shadow Minister for Homelessness SpouseAnna Sukkar Children2 StateVictoria ElectorateDeakin PartyLiberal Mp TypeFederal Representative TypeSitting Member Good morning to you. What if your family doesn't own their own home? A political pamphlet designed to promote Stephanie Ross as Christian by pretending to decry her beliefs. R v Harinn Devapragash. The people of Deakin need to put Shady Sukkar last at the coming federal election. Michael Rowland: Thanks for coming on board. Take a look at what we're achieving in your suburb. Browse Michael Sukkar news, research and analysis from The Conversation Michael Sukkar - News, Research and Analysis - The Conversation - page 1 Menu Close [13] Labor MP Tim Watts said in response that the remarks showed the Coalition was "back to where Joe Hockey started on housing affordability". What's more he has lied about it and tried to cover it up. Did you know about what was going on with charities and the ACNC? In my experience, there is no MP, let alone PM, who's shown more support, care and respect for the Australian Lebanese community. 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. Furthermore, Sukkar said the Department of Finance's independent review conducted in 2020 "did not find any breach or improper conduct." [37], In his maiden speech, Sukkar categorised himself as an "economic liberal" and with "strong conservative foundations". Mr Sukkar released a public statement on Sunday night, saying he completely rejected the extremely disappointing allegations aired on 60 Minutes. Sukkar's advocacy has also benefited community sporting groups. She said his office had separately paid for the printing and that she had later reimbursed the office. The two-bedroom apartment was built in about 2015 and carries price hopes of $500,000 to $550,000. The results are more stark when young . Party president Robert Clark chaired the meeting in which members agreed to an audit of all members signed up in the past five years as part of a wide-ranging investigation. The revelations come as the fallout from the Liberal Party branch stacking scandal revealed on Sunday night by The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and 60 Minutes led to Monday's resignation from the party of powerbroker Marcus Bastiaan. 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. Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar used his taxpayer-funded electorate office budget to pay one of his best friends, who was also tasked with designing Mr Sukkar's political smear files and materials to solicit party donations, in potential breach of parliamentary rules. [39] Although initially stating he would follow the outcome of the survey,[40][41] Sukkar abstained from the vote despite his electorate voting 66% in favour, saying that he could not support the bill. It's just deceiving people into thinking the Liberals are doing anything about housing affordability. Michael Sukkar @MichaelSukkarMP. Because the Liberals haven't had a new idea on housing affordability in years. Under parliamentary rules, electorate office staff cannot work on party political matters. Greg Hunt is one of three Turnbull government ministers ordered to appear before Victorias Supreme Court on Friday. If there is any new information, no doubt that will be referred again to the finance department.. By not respecting Deakin's clear majority vote, Sukkar once again showed disdain for the will of his constituents. He instead followed his political master Tony Abbott out of the House of Representatives. Wages haven't risen in over a decade, so it's harder and harder to get a deposit and service the mortgage. Authorised by Michael Sukkar MP, 5/602 Whitehorse Road, Mitcham VIC 3132, Level 2/60 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000. A winner of 10 Walkley Awards, he investigates politics, business, foreign affairs, human rights and criminal justice. Taxpayer funds are not meant to be used to pay for any work done to facilitate donations for a political party. Mr Sukkar told factional allies he had read through the very long, indulgent and quite frankly bizarre post. 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.. 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. A leaked email in 2017 by Victorian state Liberal upper house MP Beverly McArthur suggests knowledge of the use of taxpayer resources for Sukkar's political activities. She says the governments preferred model wouldnt be able to examine the allegations against Mr Sukkar or branch-stacking accusations being levelled at Labors Anthony Byrne and state ALP politicians in the Victorian IBAC. 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." Hiding in the background, pulling the strings. Shadow Social Services Minister Michael Sukkar says Roshena Campbell will be an "outstanding" candidate for Aston. Two senior federal Liberals have been cleared of wrongly using taxpayer-funded staff for party political purposes after factional opponents tried to destroy their careers. TOTAL TITLES: North Providence 7 (7 Division II), Juanita Sanchez 2 (2 Division III) LAST DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP WIN: North . Activities that may have been in breach of federal laws. Other Liberals have also expressed concern with the shady looking activities of Sukkar and his electoral office. This helps reduce the burden on the state. The procedure could lead to their suspension or expulsion. [25], Sukkar was accused of branch stacking, of which he was cleared of "serious misuse" of Commonwealth funds when it moved to formal investigation. A Liberal-chaired Parliamentary committee has even recommended the Bill be scrapped entirely! (ABC News: Matt Roberts) Help keep family & friends informed by sharing this article abc.net.au/news/fact-check-michael-sukkar-first-home-buyers/101074546 The claim Johns, a former IPA fellow is on the record calling low income and Aboriginal woman "cash cows"[1]. [20] However, Scott Morrison defeated both figures, becoming Prime Minister leaving Sukkar on the back benches. It was outsourced to the major law firm Ashurst, where Sukkar worked for seven years. Homepage; Electorate Suburbs. Michael Sven Sukkar (born 11 September 1981) is an Australian politician who served as the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Housing from 2019, and as the Minister for Homelessness, Social and Community Housing from 2020. Bill Shorten says Labors targeting of trusts is about delivering a level playing field in tax. 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 []. 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. Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar reportedly used taxpayer funds to employ a close friend to, among other things, design political smear files, and protests have erupted in the US state of Wisconsin after police shot yet another black man. Sukkar has denied being involved in branch-stacking or misusing taxpayer funds. It was only after the Victorian Supreme Court gave the three a second chance to apologise that they did. I am dedicated to improving our local community and being a strong voice standing up for our values and addressing the new challenges we face. Mr Sukkar released a public statement on Sunday night, saying he completely rejected the "extremely disappointing" allegations aired on 60 Minutes. In February 2017, Mr Pham also designed a flyer for a Deakin 200 Club fundraiser for Mr Sukkar at Bar Humbug in Melbourne's CBD in April that year. Files obtained by The Age and Herald show that at the request of Mr Sukkar's office in early February 2017, Mr Pham created two flyers designed to smear conservative state Liberal MP Gary Blackwood by falsely claiming he was aligned to "socially progressive voters". The media outlets' report, on Sunday, alleged, using leaked personal correspondence, that Sukkar's best friend, younger brother and factional supporters were paid by taxpayers for . In a statement, Ms Bastiaan said "the material was not created, authorised or used by me. With polls swinging away from the Liberals, a heated contest got under way. What if you're a single mum on the average income of $45,000 and even on a 2% deposit won't be able to service a mortgage for a $750,000+ loan? It is my great privilege to be representing the electorate of Deakin in the Parliament of Australia. This was undertaken by Ashurst before they were engaged as an independent reviewer for each Review, the spokesman said. They need to know whether their money was misused against the law. [7], In 2012, Sukkar was endorsed as the Liberal Party candidate for the marginal seat of Deakin. In separate decisions, published on Tuesday, the Finance Department cleared both of any wrongdoing. [17][18][19], Sukkar supported Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton during the Liberal leadership spill in August 2018, and had a pivotal role in removing then-Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. In a statement, Mr Sukkar said that "Mr Pham was engaged as a casual Electorate Officer in the Deakin Electorate Office, between May 2014 and September 2017, given his skill set and performance.". Enjoying a Friday afternoon beer at the Croydon RSL with Ken who does a great job looking after the bar. What if you can't afford to help your kids?