Mr Burke's link to the highest position on the ALP.

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Mr Rudd, works with Ms Burke on the National Executive.

Mr. Burke understands, as does Senior Western Australian Government Minister Alannah MacTiernan, when she says the leaders of a handful of unions in WA control a large percentage of the votes in the executive conference, can be a powerful motive.

Mr. Burkes close to the WA union movement.

Mr. Rudd was obtaining numbers by doing deals at the grass routes to develop a policy platform, not numbers for a challenge, which saw Mr. Edwards’s, introduce Mr. Burke to Mr. Rudd.

Mr. Rudd, working with Brian Burke’s daughter should be aware of Brian Burkes influence and tactics and not put his head in the sand.

There should be a system in place to stop this potential conflict of interest being improperly used, by Mr. Burke.



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