Gilbert & Tobin, key sponsor for elite Israel lobby group Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce, is to “provide legal support” for the Royal Commission into Antisemitism. What’s the scam?
The scam is that Attorney-General Michelle Rowland used to work at G&T before politics so her former colleagues at the firm will be very glad. The Antisemitism RC is to spend around $40m of its $90m budget on legal services. G&T has already done nicely out of RCs, billing almost $6m to “assist” the Robodebt RC.
The Israel lobby will likewise be very glad because Gilbert & Tobin is the key legal sponsor to the most elite lobby group in Australia, the Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce whose associates play a role in assisting the IDF and illegal settlements in Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Hearings kick off next week before Justice Virginia Bell.
Investigation: elite Australian big business group monetises Israeli war machine
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