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How to burst the CFMEU’s balloon for good

Press the construction union, and it simply bulges up somewhere else. More tools are needed if the union’s long-term culture is to change.

Peter RichardsIndustrial relations expert

Jul 29, 2024 – 1.32pm

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The Australian public has recoiled from the unsettling disclosures of the CFMEU’s alleged behaviour on building and construction sites across the country.

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Peter J Richards is a former industrial registrar, commissioner and senior deputy president of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission and the Fair Work Commission.