Howard's Criminal Crony to head 'Fair Pay' Commission

photo ; Harper, the man who "loves sweet baby Jesus', runs a business into the ground, lies to the authorities, trades while insolvent and steals the wages from the staff.

John Howard has leapt to the failed businessman and thief's defence. This is the criminal crony who will head Howard's key workplace agency, the Fair Pay Commission, saying he has been unfairly attacked over his failed company that went belly-up owing workers more than $700,000.

Workplace Relations Minister Kevin Andrews, who appointed Professor Harper to the high profile job in October, said the government was aware of the economist's history with the company.

"There has been absolutely no wrongdoing,'' Andrews said. "Prof Harper is an eminently qualified person to head up the Australian Fair Pay Commission. The revelations do not cloud Prof Harper's appointment in any way, and only add to his qualifications for the position."

Prof Harper was a director of the Australian Derivatives Exchange (ADX), a futures exchange that went into administration after trading for some months while insolvent, breaching the operating licence.

Make sense to you? A man who breaks compamy law to ensure his own profit, then leaves the workers out in the cold without their pay. Great material for a 'fair pay' Commissioner.

How on earth can we expect any justice from a failed businessman, criminal and thief?