The latest bit about Setka's comments on Rosie Batty is a media beat up I agree, but Setka also has a string of convictions including assaulting police.
Of course, he would say that these were "in the line of duty", but they still show that he is a thug and seemingly incapable of reasoned debate.
It's in the interests of the Labor party not to be associated with him, and the fact that Labor may lose a lot of funding from the union shows some guts from Albo that Shorten never had.