The Age | Workplace spokesman Brendan O'Connor defends Labor's union links The Australian OPPOSITION workplace spokesman Brendan O'Connor has defended Labor's links to the union movement and his own personal ties to the troubled-plagued construction union, in which his brother is a senior official. Annual political returns published by the ... Electoral Commission probes Liberal donation by Tarcila Resources Focus falls on regions as election countdown begins Coalition pulls $26m more than Labor in donations |