Minister’s plea ahead of big bill week
The government is hoping to have a better week in the Senate as it aims to push through key bills.
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Council staff targeted in latest CFMEU saga
Officials at the militant CFMEU have been accused of threatening local government workers in the latest saga for the troubled union.
‘No doubt’: Explosive CFMEU claims
Shocking claims about the controversial CFMEU have been made at a hearing into Australia’s cost-of-living crisis.
Major setback in fight to clean up CFMEU
Labor has hit a stumbling block in its attempt to appoint an administrator to the construction arm of the CFMEU.
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Boral exec risks incriminating himself in CFMEU court hearing
A BORAL executive at the centre of a blackmail scandal has unwittingly risked incriminating himself in court after admitting he destroyed notes he took at a supposedly “off-the-record” meeting with CFMEU bosses John Setka and Shaun Reardon.
‘Union propaganda’ video shown in Sekta court hearing
A ‘PROPAGANDA’ video that portrayed Grocon as an organisation employing bikies to act as safety officers on building sites has aired in the preliminary hearing over blackmail charges against two union heavyweights.
Union helps members kick drug habit
AMID reports that ice has become a growing problem on building sites, the CFMEU is funding the treatment of members battling drug addictions at luxury overseas rehab centres.
There were safer ways to operate, says union boss
WORK being done by a man fatally crushed during construction of the Royal Adelaide Hospital could have been safely completed three different ways, a union boss says.
Labor-aligned groups exempt from Bill’s tax
UNION slush funds and Labor-aligned campaign groups have been given a secret exemption from Bill Shorten’s plans to axe investment income cash refunds.
Premier: Unions should not be shunned
ANNASTASIA Palaszczuk has defended the right of teachers to display the Eureka flag in solidarity with the militant construction union.
Union, officials hit with huge fines
THE CFMEU and several of its officials have been fined more than $800,000 over illegal stoppages at Brisbane construction sites, with a judge describing the actions of some as “deliberate, flagrant and systematic”.
Safety fears over rail crossing removals
A LABOR-aligned union has hit out at the safety procedures of the Andrews Government showpiece $8 billion level crossing removal project, saying “dodgy concrete panels” have been used on job sites.
Militant unions sued over Melbourne illegal blockade
THE CFMEU and Maritime Union of Australia are being sued $8.2 million over an illegal blockade which resulted in thousands of medical supplies and gifts being held hostage at Melbourne’s docks.
Militant union racks up court fines
A MILITANT Victorian building union racked up more than $1.1 million in court fines last year, as it has emerged the state leads the country in illegal building activity.
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