July 2024
- Opinion
- Building Bad
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.
- Aaron Patrick
- Investigation
- Building Bad
The footballer, the underworld and the union deal
When Faruk Orman and ex-AFL player Kayne Pettifer aligned to secure a firm with CFMEU support, it was a case study in underworld figures monetising union backing.
- Nick McKenzie and David Marin-Guzman
December 2023
- Exclusive
- Industrial relations
‘We can cause you grief’: Gatto’s warning to Melbourne developer
Underworld figure Mick Gatto has long played a role in the building industry, but rarely would people speak publicly about it, until now.
- David Marin-Guzman and Nick McKenzie
May 2023
‘Simply wrong’: Andrews hits back over Indigenous firms scandal
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has responded to allegations that the CFMEU has been illegally forcing Indigenous firms off state infrastructure projects.
- Gus McCubbing and David Marin-Guzman
April 2023
- Exclusive
- Industrial relations
Andrews ‘washing his hands’ of Indigenous firms scandal: Mundine
Warren Mundine has blasted the Victorian government for failing to stop the “insanity” of the CFMEU’s alleged coercion of Indigenous businesses on state projects.
- David Marin-Guzman and Gus McCubbing
May 2021
ABC notches up another rare defo win in Peter V’Landys case
For all the recent criticism, if they’re winning (some) cases, the ABC’s lawyers must be doing something right.
- Myriam Robin
July 2020
Mick Gatto's defamation trial won't have a jury
Justice Andrew Keogh accepted that Gatto's desire had always been for a jury trial. But decided against granting one.
- Myriam Robin