February
Ex-union boss Setka taken to court for threatening AFL umpire
Workplace watchdog launches legal action against former CFMEU secretary for allegedly trying to coerce the AFL into sacking its head of umpires.
November 2024
CFMEU foists officials onto the board of Cbus
The union is being administered by Mark Irving KC. But he doesn’t call all the shots, as shown by the appointment of Paddy Crumlin to Cbus.
How CFMEU wields control of a $1.2b workers’ redundancy fund
The chief executive of Incolink warned an employer group that the union could deprive it of tens of millions of dollars if they did not agree to demands.
October 2024
Labor’s claimed ignorance of CFMEU thuggery ‘outlandish’: ex-ABCC boss
The former head of the building industry watchdog said he repeatedly alerted parliament to union links with bikies and organised crime over two decades.
September 2024
Put new ‘cop on beat’ to stop CFMEU menace machine
We need a new national body with the right powers and accountability to fairly police the threat-filled no-go, police-free zone of Australian life.
ASX nears record; Housing eats economy; Top lawyer’s $18m home
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‘Extremely volatile’: CFMEU delegate grabs AFR photographer
A CFMEU member has allegedly manhandled a Nine photographer as union members vote to walk off the job in Sydney next week.
Union redundancy fund war heats up
A major NSW fund has blocked members from transferring their money to the John Setka-backed Incolink fund in a fight to control billions of dollars in the unregulated sector.
CFMEU organiser charged with threats to kill
The charges against the senior CFMEU organiser are the first since a joint investigation into the union.
August 2024
PM says Labor ‘not for turning’ as Greens court militant unions
The Greens have aligned themselves with the CFMEU as the Labor hierarchy played down the prospects of a damaging backlash.
Labor denies Setka’s claim of secret deal not to take over CFMEU
The union’s former boss said the ALP betrayed a deal that it would not appoint an administrator in return for his resignation amid claims of bikie infiltration.
Traders pile into $A; ‘Right to disconnect’ row; AI bubble reinflates
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Cbus’ executives turn over but CFMEU directors are eternal
The rumours were true: acting chief risk officer Belinda Langdon did leave $90 billion fund in May. Hers follows a string of departures.
CFMEU put Bandidos bikie on its governing board
Marty Albert was a union organiser on Victorian government construction projects and held a senior position in the John Setka-led branch of the CFMEU.
Let the CFMEU purge itself of the criminal, corrupt, and violent
Rather than politicised building codes, the best way to clean up the law-breaking is to empower legitimate officials who understand that a union’s special legal status comes with moral responsibility.
Fair Work names CFMEU administrator, seeks extraordinary powers
The FWC has chosen a senior barrister to administer the union and wants to give him sweeping powers to follow dirty money and sack officials. The CFMEU says it’s taking legal advice.
July 2024
John Setka – finally – leaves Incolink
No individual is bigger than the union, but Setka thought he was bigger than a CFMEU redundancy fund for a while.
How to burst the CFMEU’s balloon for good
Press the construction union, and it simply bulges up somewhere else. More tools are needed if the union’s long-term culture is to change.
Albanese is responsible for the monster that is the CFMEU
A friendly political environment created by the Labor government allows the lawless union to thrive.
Lendlease’s convenient, lucrative alliance with the CFMEU
Allegations of wrongdoing on construction sites raise the question: Do big contractors enable and profit from union thuggery?