Ex-CFMEU boss called out after R-rated spray
A former union heavyweight is set for a showdown with police after his expletive-laden address to workers at a hospital worksite.
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Big Build site bosses urged to dob in Setka to police after Metro Tunnel visit
Bosses on Victoria’s Big Build sites have been told to call police if John Setka trespasses again, after the former CFMEU boss gained access to two projects without approval from builders or the Allan government.
SA Police deliver findings on investigation into CFMEU
Premier Peter Malinauskas says SA Police have delivered their findings on the disgraced CFMEU.
CFMEU launches High Court challenge
Ousted CFMEU leaders have launched a High Court challenge after the Albanese government ordered administrators to take over the union.
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‘White-hot anger’ as tradies strike
Tradies across Australia have called out the “big end of town” in mass demonstrations stoked by “white-hot anger” over wage demands.
‘Highly traumatic’: Setka’s estranged wife on kill plot charge
Emma Walters’ house has been “turned upside down” by police as she faces a charge of conspiracy to murder her estranged husband, union boss John Setka.
Fears over CFMEU’s ‘dangerous’ turf war
There are concerns the militant union’s ongoing turf war could bring Victoria’s “big build” of government projects to a halt.
Controversial CFMEU campaign attracts 500 new members
The Setka-led CFMEU has revealed how many new members it has recruited through its controversial “Union of Opportunity” campaign – which may end up in court.
Union turf war grinding building sites to halt
The CFMEU is demanding hundreds of surveyors on work sites do deals with the miltant union and sign up, leading to claims of bullying.
CFMEU pulls out of controversial stadium build
One of Australia’s biggest unions has walked away from a proposed Yarraville stadium project, leaving its future in limbo.
Union in court over mysterious posters attacking Labor
The CFMEU is accused of being behind posters that slammed Labor’s Ged Kearney over her mining share portfolio.
Union demands answers after first industrial manslaughter case dropped
The CFMEU is calling for a review into the withdrawal of the Territory’s first-ever industrial manslaughter charges against a titan of the construction industry.
Bombshell ‘interference’ claim halts hearing
A parliamentary hearing has descended into a row and been suspended after one politician made a wild claim about another.
Why no one should win a bonus for just doing their job
With workers at an Adelaide crane firm collecting a swag of allowances under a new CFMEU agreement, Kathryn Bermingham asks, how low has the bar been set?
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