Key Bill Shorten ally faces new probe over alleged corruption
Controversial Victorian Labor MP Cesar Melhem is under formal investigation over allegedly corrupt deals struck in his former role as head of the Australian Workers Union.
Ben Schneiders is an investigative reporter at The Age.
Controversial Victorian Labor MP Cesar Melhem is under formal investigation over allegedly corrupt deals struck in his former role as head of the Australian Workers Union.
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