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Former CFMEU boss John Setka.

John Setka defends Mick Gatto as an ‘absolute gentleman’

The former Victorian CFMEU boss said a non-union member could work on a big build site, but predicted they would soon join.

  • Olivia Ireland

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John Setka on Channel Seven’s Spotlight program.

Former CFMEU boss Setka taken to court over alleged push to oust AFL umpiring chief

The disgraced union boss had allegedly tried to seek the dismissal of Steve McBurney due to his previous job at the Australian Building and Construction Commission.

  • Sarah Danckert
CFMEU members protest outside Parliament House in Canberra earlier this month.

I’m no fan of John Setka. But he’s right about one thing

John Setka deserved to lose his job at the CFMEU, but when he decries a lack of political accountability in the union construction scandal, he’s right.

  • Nick McKenzie
The government installed an administrator in August to run the scandal-plagued union.

How the CFMEU scandal unfolded

Our reporting in the Building Bad series, now acknowledged with a Gold Walkley, came after work over 18 years by investigative journalists.

  • Mathew Dunckley and Michael Bachelard
 A HWU delegates conference featured John Setka as a guest speaker.

John Setka urges embattled union to split from Labor in surprise speech

The former CFMEU boss made a speech at a delegates conference for the embattled Health Workers Union, urging them to join the rebel unions splitting from the Labor Party and broader union movement. 

  • Kieran Rooney
There are more than 40 ongoing investigations into CFMEU officials.

Setka stack fears as Greens stand to win big from Labor-union split

Labor’s decision to put the construction union into administration has triggered a revolt within a significant part of the union movement.

  • Paul Sakkal and Kieran Rooney
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Health Workers Union boss Diana Asmar is at the centre of allegations.

Union official claims ‘Asmar gang’ created slush fund to influence Labor appointments

The damning claims about union secretary Diana Asmar and her close associates have been made by a senior union official.

  • Nick McKenzie
Tens of thousands of workers march through central Melbourne.

Victoria braces for crippling strike as unions threaten to halt construction

Victoria’s building industry is facing a potential shutdown that would put more pressure on Big Build projects.

  • Sarah Danckert, Marta Pascual Juanola and Broede Carmody
CFMEU flag.

Lawlessness, violence: Anti-corruption expert unveils interim CFMEU findings

The barrister tasked with investigating allegations against the CFMEU has released scathing findings about the union.

  • Cassandra Morgan and Patrick Hatch
CFMEU administrator Mark Irving, QC, says this job will be his hardest.

CFMEU administrator takes aim at union’s ‘unpardonable sin’ and bosses paying bribes

Two weeks after taking on the toughest job of his life, Mark Irving says the union’s problems are worse than have been publicly reported.

  • Nick McKenzie, David Marin-Guzman and Ben Schneiders

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