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Witness Stacey Schinnerl AWU Queensland Branch Secretary, Commission of Inquiry into the CFMEU and Misconduct in the Construction Industry, Harry Gibbs Commonwealth Law Courts Building, Brisbane. Picture: Liam Kidston

‘Perpetual anxiety’: Woman’s five years of fear after standing up to CFMEU

She was allegedly threatened, followed and even berated in front of her child — now, a Queensland woman has detailed her life with a CFMEU target on her back.

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Michael Ravbar and Jade Ingham from the CFMEU and Stacey Schinnerl from the Australian Workers Union.

Union leader reveals CFMEU ‘death threat’ amid escalating rail site tension

A Queensland union boss says she was a given a message by the CFMEU to keep her head down, or it would be ‘knocked off’, leaving her in fear for her life.

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The CFMEU crashes a Queensland Council of Unions meeting. Picture: Supplied

Union boss breaks down, claims top cops ignored safety fears

A Queensland union boss has broken down giving evidence at the Commission of Inquiry into the CFMEU, saying personal safety concerns were ignored by Queensland Police.

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Stacey Schinnerl and Jacqueline King will appear before the Commission of Inquiry.

CFMEU rivals on inquiry witness list

Two of Queensland’s highest-ranking union officials are set to give evidence in the landmark CFMEU inquiry, including allegations of violence and bullying perpetrated by the militant union against its biggest rival.

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For the first time, the CFMEU enforcers allegedly linked to some of the state’s most violent worksite brawls have been revealed as an inquiry hears of “chilling” threats, bikie links and a “hit squad”.

NAMED: Inquiry finally unmasks union heavies behind ‘chilling’ threats

For the first time, the CFMEU enforcers allegedly linked to some of the state’s most violent worksite brawls have been revealed as an inquiry hears of “chilling” threats, bikie links and a “hit squad”.

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA. NewsWire Photos. AUGUST 25, 2025. A generic photo of CFMEU flags and signage at a worksite in the Brisbane CBD. Picture: NewsWire/ Glenn Campbell

The vile CFMEU allegations too horrible to publish

“I didn’t want to see it reprinted … in case these perverts got some pleasure out of reading what they’ve done”: The corruption buster behind the landmark CFMEU inquiry reveals the claims he couldn’t bring himself to publish.

Former CFMEU state secretary Micheal Ravbar, Union protest, Emma Miller Place, Brisbane. Picture: Liam Kidston

‘We’re after you’: Screaming CFMEU boss allegedly locked public servant in his office

A report into the CFMEU has detailed how state secretary Michael Ravbar screamed at a female public servant for “15 minutes” inside his locked office. He disputes the claim.

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NCA NEWSWIRE BRISBANE AUSTRALIA 18/09/2023 A generic photo of a CFMEU Flag outside a work site. Picture: Glenn Campbell/NcaNewsWire

CFMEU’s smackdown of senior public servant: ‘I’m your boss now’

CFMEU heavyweights used a business model of fear in dealings with the construction industry and Queensland government, an extraordinary first day of an inquiry has heard.

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Protests and power struggles: Inside the rise of the CFMEU

Love it or hate it, the CFMEU wields power right across Queensland. This is the story of its rise. SPECIAL REPORT

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Turf war trigger point: CFMEU inquiry’s five explosive revelations

The moment the union turf war escalated and the CFMEU boss allegedly behind a public servant tirade – this is what we learnt on the commission of inquiry’s opening day.

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Former CFMEU national president Jade Ingham, Union protest, Emma Miller Place, Brisbane. Picture: Liam Kidston

Ex-CFMEU boss hires mushroom killer’s defence barrister

Sacked CFMEU leader Jade Ingham has appointed the defence barrister of one of the country’s highest profile killers to represent him when a Commission of Inquiry begins this week.

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Cops, corruption busters join crack squad to probe CFMEU violence

Special investigators with full access to police records will probe violent behaviour by CFMEU members as landmark inquiry into the militant union begins.

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‘Corruption problems’: CFMEU bombshell leaked

Leaked details of a closed CFMEU meeting have revealed some damning insights into the plagued union, with Victorian executive officer Zach Smith saying it faces its most “vulnerable position” in decades.

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John Setka charged over alleged threats to CFMEU administrator

Former CFMEU boss John Setka has been arrested and charged over allegations he sent threatening and harassing emails to a key union administrator, with devices seized from his home set to be analysed by detectives.

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