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Michael Angwin

How the CFMEU tightened its grip on Australia’s cities

Combine governments that put nation-building at the heart of their political agendas with a legalised labour market monopoly. It’s a recipe for total control.

Michael AngwinFormer IR adviser

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The CFMEU allegedly engages in bullying, intimidating, corrupt and criminal behaviour.

How this could be so is a reflection of the nature of the construction industry, of the inadequacy of the policy framework in which it operates and of political indifference.

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Michael Angwin is a former industrial relations adviser. He is author of 'Playing in the Twilight'

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