The day after their party, Scott Morrison then went on to win the leadership contest. 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. Source: ABC But Mr Sukkar stressed the announcement was just the latest support the Coalition was offering first-home buyers over. 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 []. 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. 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. Independent senator Jacqui Lambie is broadly supportive of the Haines model, while One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has doubts about the merit of any federal integrity commission. Graphic designer Matt Pham, who chose Mr Sukkar as one of the groomsmen at his 2014 wedding and has been a close personal friend of the minister for more than a decade, was paid from Mr Sukkar's electorate office budget between 2016 and 2018. [20] However, Scott Morrison defeated both figures, becoming Prime Minister leaving Sukkar on the back benches. Caught up in a web of backroom shady dealings. What if you can't afford to help your kids? Seating Plan. Housing Minister Michael Sukkar says the Coalition's housing policies have got first home buyers to their highest levels in 15 years. The foreign aid budget was repeatedly gutted. 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. Before this role, he worked as a Senior Consultant with accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers where he specialised in taxation.. What's a good way to save your bacon when you might lose your job? Questioned as to why he was hired by Mr Sukkar, Mr Pham said: "I think I'd rather you speak straight to Michael about that." Were working to restore it. Chris Woods Aug 25, 2020 Share Mr Pham's LinkedIn account shows he worked in full-time roles for a real estate advertising company during the same period that Mr Sukkar has said Mr Pham worked "as a casual Electorate Officer in the Deakin Electorate Office". [44] They have two sons, Leo and Nathan.[2]. Stay up-to-date by signing up to receive Michaels eNewsletter. In text messages sent by Mr Sukkar, he savaged Senator Hume over a Facebook post about juggling politics and parenthood. When Prime Minister Scott Morrison was asked about the allegations on Monday, he said the matters had been dealt with a year ago. The Assistant Treasurer, Michael Sukkar, is . Assistant minister Tim Wilson suggested the governments revised version of the legislation, yet to be made public, was stronger than previously proposed. It was outsourced to the major law firm Ashurst, where Sukkar worked for seven years. The Finance Department said in a statement in October 2020 that it had concluded there was no basis for further investigation or to refer the matter to the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority. 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. With polls swinging away from the Liberals, a heated contest got under way. A political pamphlet designed to promote Stephanie Ross as Christian by pretending to decry her beliefs. The ministers employment with Ashurst prior to entering parliament has been publicly listed on the official Parliament House website and his personal website since his election, he said. Tight race in Deakin, 55 votes separate knife-edge Victorian seat. In 2016, Sukkar claimed a massive 50.03 per cent of the primary vote to defeat Labor's Tony Clark. I think the party is very enthusiastic about our candidate in Aston and very pleased with someone whos going to be a great champion for that community, he told Sky News Austalia. Nine Newspapers, who obtained a number of documents as part of their investigation, allege Mr Sukkar was knowingly partaking in branch stacking. Activities that may have been in breach of federal laws. Electorate officers are funded by the taxpayer, and are not allowed to engage in party political activities in the office. Even the "First Home Whatever" grants that Sukkar is touting is an insult to the people of Deakin. 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. It's just deceiving people into thinking the Liberals are doing anything about housing affordability. This was undertaken by Ashurst before they were engaged as an independent reviewer for each Review, the spokesman said. "There was a facilitation [by Mr Sukkar's office]," Ms Speers said, before saying that she was "really not sure" about who paid for her printing. Electorate Office (Principal Office) 5/602 Whitehorse Road Mitcham, VIC, 3132 Postal address. 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. Michael Sukkar (@MichaelSukkarMP) November 7, 2021. 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. R v Peter Julian Engel. He instead followed his political master Tony Abbott out of the House of Representatives. Leaked messages are reported to have revealed how Sukkar and his office directed and endorsed the employment of party political staff. No wonder Sukkar was the worst housing minister we've had. Nor did he apologise for his misdeeds. 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? If he breaks one promise, what other promises does he not intend on keeping? Sukkars 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 Waldron) where he was a Senior Associate, the biography reads. That was dealt with a year ago by the Department of Finance, which found there was nothing further to investigate, he told reporters in Newcastle. News broke yesterday embroiling Liberal MP and Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar in yet another scandal. Michael Sukkar (Image: AAP/Mick Tsikas) Assistant Treasurer and Housing Minister Michael Sukkar is using taxpayer funds to defend a defamation action. They need to know whether their money was misused against the law. The Government has finetuned the scheme after feedback on the draft laws. Is this why Josh Frydenberg wouldn't confirm his trust in Sukkar, because of his shady looking ways? The point of elections and voting for a candidate is to have the people's will reflected in the actions of our government. Enjoying a Friday afternoon beer at the Croydon RSL with Ken who does a great job looking after the bar. Mr Sukkar also apologised to Liberal senator Jane Hume after disparaging comments were made public. A spokesman for Senator Cash said it was inappropriate to speculate on whether the proposed Commonwealth Integrity Commission would be able to investigate a particular scenario. Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Housing Michael Sukkar at question time on Monday.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen. What if your family doesn't own their own home? They have no ideas and offer no real solutions, even though there's plenty of options to tackle demand side pressures on housing. In separate decisions, published on Tuesday, the Finance Department cleared both of any wrongdoing. Given Michael likes to criticise others' use of calculators, perhaps he should take the log out of his own eye when it comes to doing basic sums. Michael Sven Sukkar (born 11 September 1981) is an Australian politician serving as Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Housing since 2019. Shame that it's our money. Sukkar was seeking to install Peter Dutton as PM. Even staff that volunteered to give statements to the inquiry were not interviewed. Addison. Unfortunately for Dutton, Sukkar couldn't count and they celebrated Dutton's "victory" prematurely. Are you someone who is sick of the daily grind who is watching Sukkar and his mates get richer? The treatment of Sukkar, who commanded the largest swing towards him of any Liberal MP at the 2016 election, has already ignited fury among the Victorian Liberal Party, including in its . 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. It was not designed to be open or transparent[2], Or as one Liberal insider is reported to have said, the spending was designed to sandbag MPs including Mr Frydenberg and ministerial colleagues Alan Tudge and Michael Sukkar who the party feared were at risk of defeat in 2019. [21][22] Opinion polls indicated that only 47% of the two-party-preferred vote would go Sukkar's way. Sukkar (and the others) unsurprisingly then showed complete arrogance by not appearing at their hearing. 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. It is obviously important to protect the institutional integrity and independence of the judiciary but the judiciary and judicial decisions should not be immune from criticism. told the Sydney Morning Herald and the Age. However, he is trying to block the release of the report from the Department of Finance's inquiry. Are you a moderate Liberal who is deeply concerned about the direction of your party? FB TW MAIL LN. An investigation by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) into the car parks found that, The departments approach to identifying and selecting commuter car park projects for funding commitment was not appropriate. 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. He said the claims were unproven and came from a discredited and disgruntled former staff member. Office details Connect Electorate details. The Assistant Minister for Treasury Michael Sukkar has confirmed this morning that he has asked for an investigation into his own office after claims of branch-stacking emerged. Authorised by Michael Sukkar MP, 5/602 Whitehorse Road, Mitcham VIC 3132, Level 2/60 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000. SHARE. The Victorian Premier has spoken out after Queensland moved to make major changes to its drug laws. This would mean Australia would no longer have any charities! 1 hour ago. BISHOP HENDRICKEN (69): James Caldarella 2 0-0 5, Dylan Lynch 0 0-0 0, Matt Brock 3 0-0 6, Becan Kegelman 0 0-0 0, Eze Wali 11 1-2 27, Michael Paquette 2 1-2 5, Tyler Russas 0 0-0 0, Marcus Sukkar . [4][5], In 2005 Sukkar worked as a taxation consultant at accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mitchell Brophy (Canberra) 10. Is this why his own colleagues don't answer when asked if they trust him? (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 Michael Sukkar, left, with his good friend and sometime employee, Matt Pham.Credit:Facebook. "Mr Pham's primary responsibility was to design and oversee the production of newsletters, brochures and other communication collateral sent to constituents. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, the most senior federal Victorian Liberal, also pointed to the Finance investigation, conducted after the allegations were first aired. Shadow Social Services Minister Michael Sukkar says Roshena Campbell will be an outstanding candidate for Aston. The reviewer joined Ashurst in 2018 and has not had any prior contact or dealings on a professional or personal basis with Mr Sukkar outside the context of this review, a spokesman told Guardian Australia on Friday. The Age and Herald have also uncovered the role of Mr Sukkar's office in facilitating the printing of campaign material for Liberal-aligned local councillors in Victoria in 2016. The review, which heard from multiple former and current staff members, had not found any breach or improper conduct. Imagine a judge asks an alleged thief if they committed the crime and let the plaintiff go free based simply on the plea of "No", with no testimony of witnesses. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. This was to be done by using electorate officers to engage in political recruiting activities. The people of Deakin deserve to know the truth about these shady looking backroom dealings. 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. 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. [13] Labor MP Tim Watts said in response that the remarks showed the Coalition was "back to where Joe Hockey started on housing affordability". Documents filed in the Federal Court allege Mr Sukkar was involved in placing factional operatives inside taxpayer-funded electorate office jobs to do Liberal Party work. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage 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. Crossbench MPs want stronger federal corruption commission after Sukkar allegations. 2022 Australian federal election: Deakin; Party Candidate Votes % % Liberal: Michael Sukkar: 41,626 41.51 6.21 Labor: Matt Gregg 32,844 32.76 +0.40 Greens: Rob Humphreys 13,904 13.87 +4.58 United Australia: Bianca Gidley 2,836 2.83 . Mr Pham's LinkedIn account shows that he has worked full time for the online real estate advertising company REA Group since July 2015 as a designer and later manager of consumer products, a role he currently holds. What's the solution to housing affordability from the Minister for Housing Michael Sukkar? Sukkar's colleagues are even concerned about the legality of the proposed legislation. The posturing and subject matter is vulgar and inaccurate.". Senior ministers have dug in behind Mr Sukkar after The Age, the Sydney Morning Herald and 60 Minutes revealed personal correspondence showing he was aware of a scheme where his brother, best friend and factional allies were paid by taxpayers for political work. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. CEO,Averda December 5, 2018 July 7, 2021. by Staff Writer December 5, 2018 July 7, 2021. Then you'll be having the kids staying around. 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. Michael Sukkar: Liberal: 2013-present Election results Elections in the 2020s 2022. 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