COVER STORY John Setka, for all his faults, is the perfect scapegoat*

The Labor Party’s breast-beating and confected outrage about union boss John Setka’s alleged slight on anti-domestic violence campaigner Rosie Batty is hard to take seriously. A particular emphasis needs to be placed on Setka’s “alleged” comments because Setka has strenuously denied denigrating the former Australian of the Year, and no one has come forward with any evidence to show exactly what was said. In fact, union witnesses have come forward to declare …

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