Former Labor national president Warren Mundine has blasted the Andrews government for “washing its hands” of allegations that the CFMEU has been illegally forcing Indigenous firms off state infrastructure projects.

Mr Mundine accused the Victorian government of ignoring Indigenous workers on state projects and branded the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union’s alleged coercion of Indigenous labour hire firms that do not have CFMEU agreements as “insanity” and “childish stupidity”.