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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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Centenary Bridge milestone after two-and-a-half years

Major construction of the new Centenary Bridge has finished, with the state government blaming the CFMEU for causing up to 70 days worth of disrupted or delayed work.

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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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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA. NewsWire Photos, AUGUST 24 2022 - John Setka. CFMEU leader John Setka pictured in Adelaide in 2022. Picture: NewsWire/ Roy VanDerVegt

Setka hauled away in handcuffs by police

Former CFMEU boss John Setka has been arrested and charged, with new details of the allegations revealed.

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA. NewsWire Photos, AUGUST 24 2022 - John Setka. CFMEU leader John Setka pictured in Adelaide in 2022. Picture: NewsWire/ Roy VanDerVegt

Setka hauled away in handcuffs by police

Former CFMEU boss John Setka has been arrested and charged, with new details of the allegations revealed.

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LNP finally kills the ‘CFMEU tax’ – here’s why it might not stay dead

Queensland has permanently axed the controversial “CFMEU tax” on major infrastructure projects, with the government claiming it will save taxpayers billions and speed up construction.

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The Fair Work Commission has revealed it has concluded a probe into donations of CFMEU member funds in 2022 that primarily benefited Diana Asmar – the former secretary of a branch of the Health Services Union.

Setka’s CFMEU likely made secret payments helping Diana Asmar

Senior officers in the John Setka-ruled era of the powerful CFMEU likely covered up and kept secret payments made to Diana Asmar, the ex secretary of a Health Services Union branch.

BOWEN HILLS AUSTRALIA THURSDAY 19TH JUNE 2025 The CFMEU protesting out the front of their Bowen Hills Office after the lose in the High Court Picture David Clark

Violence, abuse, misogyny: CFMEU officials behind vile threats set to be unmasked

The identities of CFMEU figures who threatened violence on construction sites and abused ministers, could be unmasked by a landmark inquiry.

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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

Head of CFMEU’s training site hit with 21 fraud charges

A CFMEU head trainer has been charged by investigators probing alleged corruption in the construction industry.

New barristers for the CFMEU inquiry.

CFMEU inquiry hires new barristers after mass lawyer exodus

Six senior barristers have been rushed to join Queensland’s CFMEU inquiry after the shock resignation of its legal team just weeks before public hearings begin.

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