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May 13th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Shadow treasurer Joe Hockey says federal MP Craig Thomson’s claim of a plot by a union rival to ruin his political career is unbelievable.
In weekend interviews on the Nine Network and in the Sydney Daily Telegraph, Mr Thomson, the former head of the Health Services Union (HSU), gave his first detailed explanation of allegations in the Fair Work Australia report that he misused some $500,000 of union funds on escort services and on personal and election campaign expenses.
Mr Thomson, who has been suspended from the Labor party, said the HSU was a very dysfunctional union and rivals had warned they would ruin his political career by “setting me up with hookers”.
“No, I don’t believe him,” Mr Hockey told the Nine Network on Sunday.
“(Union powerbroker) Paul Howes summarised it correctly yesterday when he said ‘it just doesn’t pass the believability test’.”
Mr Hockey said FWA’s 1100-page report into activities at the HSU were a “damning indictment” of Mr Thomson and other people at the union.
“They were findings, not allegations, and it is a very serious issue,” he said.
“He has a lot of explaining to do.”
Mr Thomson has promised to provide a more detailed explanation, including naming names, when he addresses the House of Representatives when parliament resumes on May 21.
Mr Hockey criticised Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s judgment in continuing to take Mr Thomson’s vote on the floor.
“She can throw him out of the caucus, but it is not meaningful unless she refuses to accept his vote in the parliament,” he said.
Mr Hockey said he had not heard of claims by the previous member for Dobell, Alan Ticehurst, that the then Howard government had a file of allegations against Mr Thomson.
Mr Ticehurst said he could sue Mr Thomson for lost earnings after losing the seat of Dobell to him in the 2007 election, Fairfax Media reported on Sunday.
Mr Ticehurst said David Gazard, than an adviser to Treasurer Peter Costello, showed him a file with allegations against Mr Thomson.
“It’s the first I’ve heard of it,” Mr Hockey said.
“I haven’t heard of it before and bear in mind he was a candidate at the time, he was not a member of parliament.”
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