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Queensland Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie.

CFMEU stain on our society must be removed

It’s a year since the Herald’s investigation blew the lid on the union’s rotten conduct. Too little has changed.

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NSW CFMEU chief Michael Crosby.

New CFMEU boss sets sights on housing amid cleanout and reset

The newly appointed boss of the NSW branch of the construction union will target government-funded apartment developments, while in Victoria factionalism is complicating a cleanout.

  • Nick McKenzie and David Marin-Guzman
Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie.

Cross-border underworld links to be probed as CFMEU inquiry expands

“We’ve been asked to take further action,” Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie said from Parliament House. “I can announce today that we will.”

  • William Davis
(From left) John Khoury, Nick Maric, and Mick Gatto. Maric has for years had Khoury and his business partner Gatto on a retainer to deal with the CFMEU.

$110,000 payment for union peace: Developer’s deal in spotlight amid fresh calls to clean up industry

A deal between a gangland associate and a Gold Coast developer has been revealed amid a call for action on “crime and corruption” in the construction industry.

  • Nick McKenzie and David Marin-Guzman
Master Builders Victoria board directors say the employer group is reliant on Incolink for solvency.

Victoria gives $12m to CFMEU-aligned fund under scrutiny

The union-aligned redundancy fund provided $31.5 million worth of safety and training grants since 2018, $12 million of which came from the Victorian government’s coffers.

  • Kieran Rooney
Former CFMEU boss John Setka and AFL head umpire Steve McBurney.

‘Working man’s sport’: John Setka defends push to remove AFL umpiring chief

After months of silence, the disgraced former CFMEU boss has defended a claim by the workplace ombudsman that he sought to coerce the AFL.

  • Sarah Danckert
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CFMEU workers march through Brisbane streets to protest safety concerns.

Union interference added $22 million to major Brisbane build site: Premier

Premier David Crisafulli claims millions were spent to keep CFMEU “thugs” away from the Centenary Bridge Upgrade job site.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt, James Hall and William Davis
Attorney-General Deb Frecklington, Premier David Crisafulli and Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie at the announcement of a commission of inquiry into the CFMEU on Sunday.

‘A line in the sand’: LNP announces ‘Queensland’s royal commission’ into CFMEU

“This is the spotlight needed to bring the CFMEU out of the shadows,” the Premier said on Sunday, days after a report alleged violence, intimidation and misogyny in the union.

  • Courtney Kruk
Members of the CFMEU protesting in Brisbane last month.

‘Shocked’ Labor calls in corruption watchdog over CFMEU report

Opposition Leader Steven Miles says Labor’s plan to investigate the union would be timely and cost-effective amid wider calls for a commission of inquiry.

  • William Davis
National Association of Women in Construction Queensland chapter president Emma McCaughey and Queensland Major Contractors Association chief executive Andrew Chapman, second from right, fronting media with government ministers on Friday.

Bleijie lays groundwork for deeper public inquiry into state CFMEU

Without saying where they should go, the Deputy Premier has urged Queenslanders to “prepare to come forward with their stories” about the union’s actions.

  • Matt Dennien

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