HSU paid Thomson $160,000 secretly
HSU paid Thomson $160,000 secretly Updated: 07:16, Friday April 20, 2012 Embattled federal Labor MP Craig Thomson received a secret payment of $160,000 from the Health Services Union three years after he had entered parliament, a report says.
HSBC has set aside $2 billion (c. £1.3 billion) for fines, compensation claims and costs, though that still pales in comparison to the bank's first-half pre-tax profit, which exceeded £8 billion.