‘Smash it’: Threat to end CFMEU ‘mafia’
The Coalition has called for a federal police taskforce to investigate allegations of corruption and crime made against the scandal-ridden union.
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Police raid Melbourne properties as part of CFMEU probe
Two major Australian Federal Police raids have been executed — in Templestowe Lower and Northcote — as part of an investigation into the scandal-plagued CFMEU.
‘R— your brain’: Union official’s crude rap lyrics too rude even for CFMEU
A union official tasked with cleaning up the Queensland CFMEU has a history of using misogynistic, homophobic, and violent language as a rapper. WATCH THE VIDEO
‘Weak as p***’: Setka unloads on Albo
Former CFMEU boss John Setka has reignited his feud with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and revealed why he won’t vote Labor at the federal election.
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10,400 working days lost: Welcome to nation’s strike capital
Queensland has extended its lead as Australia’s strike capital, with a staggering 10,400 working days lost to industrial action in the June quarter.
‘Abolish unions’: Furious demand amid Qld’s ‘out of control’ strike stats
Australia’s ‘strike capital’ remains Queensland but there are furious calls for change. HAVE YOUR SAY
Casual workers making $300k on North East Link under alleged CFMEU rort
A bombshell claim alleges the multinational consortium running the North East Link has been coerced by the CFMEU into hiring casual workers on $300k for the project.
Construction ‘tough cop’ not needed: Labor
Employment Relations Minister Murray Watt said he was “not convinced” the construction needed a watchdog despite the actions of one of the country’s most powerful unions.
Minister says CFMEU clean-up ‘not political’ as hordes of tradies rally
As thousands of tradies walked off Big Build sites and hit Melbourne CBD streets in a second major CFMEU solidarity rally, the federal Industrial Relations Minister has said the clean-up of the militant union isn’t about “punishing” members.
‘F**k Albo’: CFMEU rally turns feral
Thousands of workers have walked off the job as part of a massive union rally, but some ugly language has scarred the gathering.
‘Similar to CFMEU’: Call to change Aboriginal heritage building rules
Registered Aboriginal Parties are charging up to $1500 a day for a representative to oversee archaeologists on building sites, with a developer claiming they’re wielding power like the CFMEU.
Witnesses to be forced to hand over documents in CFMEU probe
A new integrity unit will be established in the administration now running the CFMEU, to probe the relationship between suppliers and former union officials and employees.
‘Your union was stolen’: Ravbar fires up at rally in support of CFMEU
Former CFMEU Queensland secretary Michael Ravbar has told a rally in Brisbane that what happened to the embattled union was “undemocratic, un-Australian and unconstitutional”.
‘Traitor’: City targeted by union rally
Hundreds of unionists have gathered in a major Australian city amid continued pressure on the embattled CFMEU.
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