Key Bill Shorten ally Cesar Melhem faces new probe over alleged corrupt deals

By Ben Schneiders and Royce Millar
Updated November 29 2016 - 5:13pm, first published November 28 2016 - 7:23pm
Victorian Labor MP Cesar Melhem is under investigation. Photo: Darrian Traynor
Victorian Labor MP Cesar Melhem is under investigation. Photo: Darrian Traynor
Cesar Melhem (red shirt) was the successor of Bill Shorten (left) as secretary of the AWU. Photo: YouTube
Cesar Melhem (red shirt) was the successor of Bill Shorten (left) as secretary of the AWU. Photo: YouTube
Bill Shorten's successor at the AWU, Cesar Melhem.
Bill Shorten's successor at the AWU, Cesar Melhem.

The workplace watchdog has launched a fresh corruption investigation into Bill Shorten's Australian Workers Union protege, and the union itself, in a move that could sharpen the federal government's attack on the Opposition Leader.

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