Opposition leader Bill Shorten鈥檚 persistent response to media questions about allegations raised in the unions鈥 Royal Commission concerning his former union, the Australian Workers Union (AWU), has been to refuse to provide a 鈥渞unning commentary鈥.
After being requested by the commission to appear before it last week, he is now reported as saying: 鈥淚 welcome the opportunity to talk about my 21-year record of standing up for workers鈥.