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Forget US-style racketeering laws, a restored ABCC can clean up CFMEU

The tools needed are police access to coercive powers and reestablishing the Australian Building and Construction Commission.

Nigel HadgkissFormer building industry watchdog
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The joint investigation by 60 Minutes and Nine newspapers reveals yet another case of CFMEU and bikie misconduct on government projects.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has announced that a Coalition government would introduce legislation based on US-style racketeering laws called Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organisations (RICO), which permits criminal penalties and civil action against individuals involved in organised crime and white-collar crime.

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Nigel Hadgkiss is a former Australian Building and Construction Commission commissioner.
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