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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.
- by Nick McKenzie, David Marin-Guzman and Ben Schneiders
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Police finalise probe into CFMEU, clear Setka over Big Build site visits
Victoria Police says it has looked into 20 allegations of criminal activity within the CFMEU, with one investigation under way, a man charged and another assessment ongoing.
- by Kieran Rooney, Rachel Eddie and Nick McKenzie
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Sparkies union plans Greens donation as ACTU legend issues unity plea
“I think unity is one of the most important things … you’ve got to sit down and talk with them to take them back,” former ACTU secretary Bill Kelty said.
- by Olivia Ireland and Nick Bonyhady
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Union movement splinters as Setka faces police probe over site visits
A large union has vowed to quit the ACTU as the CFMEU crisis exposes rifts over the treatment of the embattled union.
- by Kieran Rooney, Olivia Ireland and Rachel Eddie
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Setka’s foul-mouthed rally rant sparks watchdog probe
A rally appearance by the former CFMEU boss is a challenge to federal and state governments as they attempt to reshape the troubled union.
- by Nick McKenzie, Olivia Ireland and Kieran Rooney
Labor blasts Greens for ‘grandstanding’ at CFMEU anti-Albanese protest
Greens firebrand Max Chandler-Mather infuriated the government by backing the union’s nationwide protests.
- by David Crowe, Olivia Ireland and William Davis
‘Attack on one is an attack on all’: Building unions to walk off job
Tens of thousands of construction workers will walk off the job on Tuesday to protest against the Commonwealth’s takeover of the construction union.
- by Rachel Eddie
Setka alleges betrayal and secret deal with federal government
The former union boss also said he had left Prime Minister Anthony Albanese “trembling” after an incident in a lift.
- by Kieran Rooney
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Former communist to lead clean-up of Setka’s old CFMEU branch
Veteran university unionist Grahame McCulloch will have to overhaul the Victorian division of the union but current national secretary Zach Smith will stay on.
- by Nick Bonyhady and Ben Schneiders
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Setka the puppet master: Labor’s new hit on the Greens
Labor is threatening the Greens with a social media offensive in marginal seats that paints MPs as puppets of disgraced CFMEU boss John Setka unless its bill is passed.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
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