Yesterday
CFMEU administrator launches ‘culture of violence’ probe in Queensland
CFMEU state officials will be forced to co-operate with an inquiry into violence and menacing conduct that was allegedly perpetuated by the union’s past leadership.
- David Marin-Guzman
- Exclusive
- Industrial relations
CFMEU redundancy fund ‘misuse’ of worker money sparks regulation call
Regulation of the vast redundancy fund sector could be an election issue, following claims a CFMEU fund unlawfully took workers’ money and gave it to the union.
- Updated
- David Marin-Guzman
This Month
Review into IR laws backs abolition of watchdog despite CFMEU threats
Employers “cannot fathom” how a review into Labor’s scrapping of the ABCC found no need to revive it after widespread reports of intimidation.
- David Marin-Guzman
CFMEU organiser’s ute firebombed
A CFMEU organiser’s union car was firebombed in the middle of the night just three months after his house was vandalised with the words ‘CFMEU dog’.
- David Marin-Guzman
- Exclusive
- Industrial relations
Builders push for limits on CFMEU wage-bargaining powers
Civil contractors are starting to lobby all sides of politics on reforming the construction industry, which could curb the CFMEU’s dominance of government projects.
- David Marin-Guzman
January
Path cleared for wantaway division to divorce ‘toxic’ CFMEU
Fair Work Commission approves a poll of 10,000 manufacturing division members on splitting from the broader union.
- David Marin-Guzman
Dutton and Qld unite against CFMEU for $9b highway project
Peter Dutton’s pledge to match Labor’s $7.2 billion for a highway – if the CFMEU is blocked from the project – has won support from the state’s premier.
- John Kehoe
December 2024
- Analysis
- Industrial relations
Will the CFMEU be cleaned out? Many doubt it
With few runs on the board at the end of the year, some fear the “timid” and “constrained” CFMEU administration is losing the battle of public perception.
- David Marin-Guzman
Industry slams ‘whitewash’ Victoria government report into CFMEU
Employer groups say Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan’s promise to strengthen whistleblower protections and clean up misbehaviour in the building industry ring hollow.
- Gus McCubbing and David Marin-Guzman
High Court challenge delays CFMEU corruption case
A further delay means that ousted CFMEU NSW secretary Darren Greenfield is yet to be committed to trial almost four years since charges were laid.
- David Marin-Guzman
- Immersive
- Media & marketing
The surprisingly small details that broke our biggest stories of 2024
Our reporters take you behind the scenes to reveal how they broke some of this year’s most engaging stories.
- Lucy King and Daniel Reti
- Exclusive
- Industrial relations
Ousted CFMEU officials left in charge of $7m trust
Ex-CFMEU officials, including former NSW leader Darren Greenfield, are on a union-related fund that controls several million dollars, some four months since the union went into administration.
- David Marin-Guzman
- Exclusive
- Industrial relations
CFMEU investigator looks into $30k-a-month payments to Greenfield duo
Ousted CFMEU NSW secretary Darren Greenfield and his son and former deputy Michael received almost $1 million in union members’ money over three years.
- David Marin-Guzman
Union warns it might back Greens as CFMEU goes to the High Court
Electrical Trades Union national secretary Michael Wright said the Greens had been on “the right side of history” on union issues.
- Updated
- Ronald Mizen
Construction boss jailed over ‘rape and pillage’ fraud
Organised crime figure George Alex also had help in claiming millions of dollars of debts from an unnamed CFMEU official, a NSW Supreme Court judge said.
- David Marin-Guzman
- Investigation
- Industrial relations
How builders got captured by the CFMEU’s $1.2b redundancy fund
Master Builders Victoria’s solvency relies on millions of dollars in grants from the John Setka-backed Incolink fund, which whistleblowers say has created a huge conflict of interest.
- David Marin-Guzman
- Exclusive
- Industrial relations
Builders lobby ‘entirely reliant’ on CFMEU millions
The key employer group for builders in Victoria relies on multimillion-dollar grants to stay afloat, creating potential conflicts of interest in its bargaining with the CFMEU, a whistleblower complaint alleges.
- David Marin-Guzman
Investigation launched into claims ousted CFMEU boss used CCTV to spy
The Fair Work Commission investigation into former NSW union boss Darren Greenfield is the first under Labor’s laws that prevent former officials obstructing the administration of the CFMEU.
- David Marin-Guzman
Cbus’ Swan has ‘serious questions’ to answer: Coalition
Fundamental transparency and accountability failings at the industry super fund may yet claim the scalp of its chairman.
- Michelle Bowes, Joanna Mather and Lucy Dean
Labor created loophole for CFMEU to delay projects: builders
Builders have accused the union of exploiting Labor’s new laws for safety delegates to get around “fit and proper” restrictions on entering building sites, disrupting projects.
- David Marin-Guzman