The call comes after an investigation showed how some Australian-Croatian sporting clubs were displaying fascist symbols and commemorating anniversaries linked to the Nazi-backed Ustasha.
The A-Leagues could be forced to buyout its largest shareholder by 2029 in a move that would require the cash-strapped sport to find money it doesn’t have.
At a grassroots level soccer is Australia’s national sport,but the professional game is beset by deep financial and organisational issues.
The A-Leagues’ major shareholder owns its stake in Australian professional soccer via a series of offshore tax havens,including an infamous PO box in the Cayman Islands.
A leading Jewish group and a police union have warned that the federal government’s ban on Nazi symbols will be easily circumvented by right-wing extremists.
One of Australia’s largest employers has been hit with more than 1000 criminal charges for allegedly underpaying more than $1 million in long service leave to 1235 former workers.
State governments have pledged large grants to Croatian clubs which openly display fascist symbols linked to the Nazi-backed Ustasha regime of WWII.
Victoria is poised to introduce the most sweeping overhaul of planning and housing policy in decades in response to the anti-corruption agency’s Operation Sandon report.
Premier Daniel Andrews told IBAC he had lunch with John Woodman but didn’t recall him raising planning issues. The anti-corruption commission made no adverse findings against the premier.
Property developer John Woodman paid $1.2 million to ex-Casey mayors Sam Aziz and Geoff Ablett – including cash in suitcases and shopping bags – in return for support for planning decisions.
The Mormon Church is significantly reducing its use of a controversial shell company after an investigation revealed it had engaged in alleged serious tax evasion in Australia.