A judge has warned parliament that there are not enough powers to deter the CFMEU’s lawless behaviour after fining the union the maximum possible penalty for “disgusting” homophobic slurs and abuse on building sites.
Just days after the Albanese government gutted the industry regulator’s powers, the Federal Circuit Court called the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union the “greatest recidivist offenders in Australian corporate history” while fining it $151,200 for behaviour on Queensland’s $5.4 billion Cross River Rail project.
