Tens of millions: Labor’s warning as infrastructure contracts torn up
Labor claims the jettisoning of contracts struck under the CFMEU’s “sweetheart deal” could have unintended consequences for taxpayers.
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Multimillion-dollar tenders torn up as ‘CFMEU tax’ scrapped
Tenders for construction projects worth hundreds of millions of dollars have been torn up by bureaucrats after the government axed what it labels the CFMEU building tax.
Workers sacked as BPIC changes spark construction chaos
Construction workers have been sacked days before Christmas after the state government tore up a tender to upgrade a Qld hospital.
‘LNP has achieved more in 100 days than Labor did in 10 years’
The “CFMEU building tax” may be gone but it lingers large in the construction industry and with Queenslanders. HAVE YOUR SAY
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Strikes threaten economy, inflationary bubble, warns retail boss
Wesfarmers CEO Rob Scott is growing increasingly concerned about the strike by Woolworths workers that is leaving shelves empty and threatens to spill into higher supply chain costs, inflation and a spike in the cost of living for families.
$15k sweetener as Cross River Rail contractor fights CFMEU deadlock
Cross River Rail builder CPB Contractors has offered $2m to CFMEU workers in an effort to end a heated 14-month pay dispute on the state’s biggest project.
CFMEU boss splashed union cash on luxury overseas holiday
A secretary of the scandal-plagued union charged $99,000 to a union credit card for travel, accommodation, and “up-market restaurants” while his branch teetered on the verge of insolvency.
Bragg steps up pressure on Cbus
Senator Andrew Bragg has called on Cbus chairman Wayne Swan to clarify his Senate testimony, following new revelations about the fund’s CFMEU payments.
Funds to dictate charges for advice
Labor’s second tranche of its financial advice reform package will leave it up to super funds to choose how they charge members for advice.
No proper processes at Cbus for CFMEU payments
The $94bn construction industry superannuation fund didn’t have proper processes to ensure that its ‘partnership’ payments to the CFMEU were in the best financial interest of members, according to Deloitte.
Swan doubles down on CFMEU board trio
Cbus chair Wayne Swan says it has ‘highly commercial’ partnerships with unions but couldn’t say how much they’re worth, when asked about the under-fire super fund paying over $1m to the CFMEU.
ASX 200 trims falls; ACCC gives nod for Virgin-Qatar deal
Interim nod for the aviation partners to operate 28 weekly return flights between Doha and Aus cities. Meta warns on incoming social media ban. Cbus chair Wayne Swan says no ‘reserve’ being built for fine payments. ANZ forecasts May rate cut.
Ex-treasurer grilled over Cbus scandal
A former federal treasurer who now chairs Cbus Super has faced a hostile grilling over a raft of allegations directed at the fund.
Union rules hospital: SA firms pushed out of new WCH build
The CFMEU’s “toxic Victorian agenda” has infiltrated one of SA’s largest infrastructure projects, the new Women’s and Children’s Hospital.
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