Man impaled at worksite fell over trip hazard, CFMEU claims
The CFMEU has responded after a man suffered horrific injuries at a Centenary Bridge construction site in Brisbane’s west where he was impaled in the neck.
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Wife charged with plotting to kill union boss
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CFMEU loses voice on construction industry board
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CFMEU accuses govt of developer regulation ‘flip-flop’
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CFMEU’s brutal send-off as high-ranking Palaszczuk bureaucrat steps down
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Probe into Big Build union turf war
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