Chamber of Commerce's Burchell Wilson stood down over Joe Hockey Facebook posts

By Tony Wright
Updated August 29 2014 - 10:09am, first published August 28 2014 - 8:46pm
Joe Hockey in Parliament on Wednesday. Photo: Andrew Meares
Joe Hockey in Parliament on Wednesday. Photo: Andrew Meares

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has stood down its chief economist over allegations he posted wildly offensive comments on his Facebook account, including one referring to a childhood picture of Treasurer Joe Hockey as "a fat little bastard".

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