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The MUA was heading in the right direction when they open hand causing bruising and bleeding to the mouth.
recently insisted on DP World consulting with Health Finally, he put one of his hands around her mouth when
and Safety Representatives and Union Delegates she was crying and screaming during a scuffle which
beforehand. The Union would have gained further high briefly restricted her breathing.
moral ground by insisting on participation by other
members of the workforce such as administration staff. The victim also scratched her own face during the
Everyone is affected by the perils of Covid. scuffle in an attempt to free herself from the man’s vice-
like grip. He eventually let go of the victim and later
apologised, to which she replied he needed to apologise
Importantly, mere consultation is not enough. The entire to his daughter who was present for the entire ordeal.
workforce at the site concerned should have then been
given an opportunity to express their opinion on any Crown prosecutor Evan O’Hanlon-Rose said it was clear
subsequent recommendations. The outcome of such a from the victim impact statement the woman was “very
process is almost self-evident. Witness the Qantas rattled” by the incident. “However, she has since felt like
case. she has grown as a person and it has made both her
and the defendant move to better places,” he said. “He
In so doing, the union avoids the impossible position of was lucky that he did not cause any serious injury to the
being forced to take the side of either the no-jabbers or complainant and this offending occurred in the presence
those that prefer not to work with them. Quite rightly and of their daughter. “He has a history of domestic violence
most importantly, the decision is left with those that will which is a feature of aggravation, although I note his
be most directly affected by the decision, the members previous domestic violence offences haven’t involved
themselves. physical assaults.” Barrister Rob Glenday told the court
This was said as much in edition No. 17 of the R&F his client’s assault, despite its violent nature, was
relatively low level. “It’s essentially a cut lip and she
Newsletter issued 30 August last, prior to the Melbourne scratched her face herself,”
nonsense.

Mr Glenday said. “The hand over the mouth which was
mentioned in the schedule of facts was done
spontaneously and it was very brief, probably a second
or so. “The victim had no difficulty removing the
defendant’s hand either, so there was no injury caused
********************************************************* from that as it was a very quick incident.”
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The Gladstone Observer Sept 8 2021.
Man threw a wooden box at his Judge Jeffrey Clarke highlighted the man’s prolific
ex-partner after a heated domestic violence record which included charges
argument over phone use. committed against three different victims. “You’ve had

Jacobbe McBride September 8, 23 court appearances in your time and commenced your
2021 “He was an official at a offending by contravening a Domestic Violence Order
union. But the man, who has when you were 24,” he said.
committed domestic violence offences against
three women, lost his freedom after appearing in “It would seem to me a combination of what you did and
said flows from some sense of jealousy, a need for
Gladstone District Court.” A union official who attention and a need for relevance. “It is unexplained
assaulted his ex-partner with a wooden box in front of why you would become concerned why she would be on
their child was jailed in Gladstone District Court on her phone then attacking her.
Tuesday. The man, in his 40s, pleaded guilty to assault
occasioning bodily harm while armed (domestic
violence offence) after the incident at his ex-partner’s “I view your offending as very serious; it was perpetrated
in the family home and within the victim’s bedroom, a
house.
place of sanctuary and in the presence of a child.” The
man was convicted and sentenced to 18 months
On July 14, 2019, around 10pm, the man was staying imprisonment, suspended for two years after he served
with the woman and their eight-year-old daughter and six months. A conviction was recorded.
had consumed several cans of alcohol throughout the
night. He entered the victim’s bedroom where she was Today’s court listings are published as part of the News
in bed with their daughter when an argument broke out Corporation’s commitment to the public interest.
between them. The man was agitated about the victim
using her phone; however, it was not clear why. He then appearing before the relevant court and there is no
suggestion whatsoever of any wrongdoing by anyone
picked up their daughter who had been sleeping, but named in these lists. Michael Allan O’SHANE | | | 9:00
then let her go and she fell back onto the bed.
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The victim yelled at the man for waking their daughter, We apologise that the ‘publisher’s’ block has moved
before he picked up a small wooden box and threw it at down to a 4th page. Page.3
the victim, striking her in the back which caused
bruising. He then struck the victim in the face with an