Bleijie takes swipe at CFMEU defence
Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie has questioned the role of the man tasked with helping clean up the Queensland CFMEU after he came to the defence of the militant union.
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Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie has questioned the role of the man tasked with helping clean up the Queensland CFMEU after he came to the defence of the militant union.
Bikies are not involved in the Queensland branch of the CFMEU, the barrister tasked with cleaning up the state branch has declared, as he lashed the government for putting officials at risk.
Private security guards have hired and dispatched to the CFMEU’s Brisbane office by the national administrator following serious threats made to union members.
CFMEU’s Dylan Howard has staunchly defended the union’s “perks” – but opinion remains divided among Queenslanders. HAVE YOUR SAY
One of the CFMEU’s highest-ranking SA officials is among hundreds who have been shown the door by the union’s newly appointed administrator.
Thousands of CFMEU members have vented their anger on the PM, flooding the CBD as part of a nationwide protest at the federal government plunging the union into administration.
Thousands of union members have downed tools on Melbourne’s construction sites to join a protest against the Albanese government’s move to put the CFMEU into administration.
Opposition Leader Vincent Tarzia has targeted his rival over the militant CFMEU during his debut parliamentary performance.
There were wild scenes on the streets of multiple cities as thousands of protesters supporting the embattled CFMEU chanted “f**k Albo” and “hands off our union”.
Thousands of CFMEU members stormed Brisbane’s CBD, carrying anti-government messages and vowing to fight back in a mass rally on Tuesday.
A cartoon depicting Anthony Albanese as Hitler with the tagline “Albanazi” has been shared by CFMEU protest supporters online, sparking outrage and prompting calls for a police investigation.
A large crowd of fired-up construction worker union members in have marched on the office of a Labor senator chanting anti-government slogans as part of a national day of action.
A new company was formed by sacked CFMEU heavyweights as the militant union was plunged into administration, with the state secretary to launch a High Court challenge.
Get back to work. That’s the blunt message from many Queenslanders at the CFMEU. HAVE YOUR SAY
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