By Australian Associated Press and Laura Withers For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 08:00 BST, 11 June 2019 | Updated: 08:00 BST, 11 June 2019
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Anthony Albanese is moving to expel John Setka from the Australian Labor Party, after the controversial union official criticised anti-domestic violence campaigner Rosie Batty.
Mr Albanese, 56, said Mr Setka had undermined the labour movement and his comments about Ms Batty were 'completely unacceptable'.
The Leader of the Opposition is confident Labor's national executive will unanimously support his decision when it next meets on July 5.
Anthony Albanese is moving to expel John Setka from the Australian Labor Party, after the union official criticised anti-domestic violence campaigner Rosie Batty (pictured)
'I don't want him in the party I lead. It's that simple,' Mr Albanese told reporters in Perth on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Mr Setka should have resigned a long time ago.
'They can root out one Labor thug in the union movement, but there's plenty more where John Setka came from,' Mr Morrison told reporters in Sydney.
'The CFMMEU is one of the most litigated against and charged unions in the country - their charge sheet is longer than your arm - and John Setka is just one of many.'
Mr Setka, the Victorian secretary of the CFMMEU, claims he was 'taken out of context' after reportedly telling a union meeting that Ms Batty's advocacy had led to men having fewer
