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George Alex’s boast: I’m untouchable because CFMEU ‘need money’
Organised crime boss George Alex boasted the CFMEU deemed his firms “untouchable” on building sites because union officials needed their “kickers”, according to police surveillance.
- by David Marin-Guzman and Nick McKenzie
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CFMEU deals put union in bed with bikies and the underworld
An investigation reveals the relationships that have vaulted companies with links to criminals into favoured positions on the nation’s building sites.
- by Nick McKenzie, David Marin-Guzman and Cameron Houston
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CFMEU administrator takes aim at union’s ‘unpardonable sin’ and bosses paying bribes
Two weeks after taking on the toughest job of his life, Mark Irving says the union’s problems are worse than have been publicly reported.
- by Nick McKenzie, David Marin-Guzman and Ben Schneiders
CFMEU official charged with threats to kill over abuse of Indigenous firm owner
Joel Shackleton has been charged over threats caught on video on a large publicly funded project.
- by Nick McKenzie and David Marin-Guzman
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‘I love a cunning plan’: How crime boss cut CFMEU-endorsed and tax-dodging deals
Secret police recordings helped unravel George Alex’s sprawling and corrupt labour hire empire.
- by Nick McKenzie, David Marin-Guzman and Kate McClymont
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Financial failure, unpaid taxes and deadly history no barrier to CFMEU promotion
Industry insiders claim a scaffolding firm with a chequered past and links to organised crime was still able to secure pivotal labour deals and promotion at the highest levels of the CFMEU.
- by Eryk Bagshaw, Kate McClymont, Nick McKenzie and David Marin-Guzman
Union boss and husband accused of pocketing cash in $2.7m ghost printing scheme
The Fair Work Commission has launched legal action against Health Workers Union Victorian secretary Diana Asmar, alleging she approved payment of false invoices for printing and got cash back.
- by Kieran Rooney, Nick McKenzie and David Marin-Guzman
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Union memberships inflated and pay deals not done under Asmar, warns official
A senior official at the Health Workers Union has called for the organisation to stand down its secretary Diana Asmar, warning the union’s board that the branch may be inflating memberships.
- by Kieran Rooney and David Marin-Guzman
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CFMEU bats for bosses against Jewish club after alleged subcontractor bribes
The Hakoah Club was also told that a proposed street protest could prompt involvement from pro-Palestinian activists.
- by Nick McKenzie and David Marin-Guzman
CFMEU NSW assistant secretary quits due to media, government scrutiny
Michael Greenfield, who is facing bribery charges, has announced his resignation – but his father, union secretary Darren Greenfield, has vowed to remain in the job.
- by David Marin-Guzman and Nick McKenzie
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Relationship raises conflict of interest questions for CFMEU boss and construction exec
Industry insiders are concerned about a relationship between a union boss under police investigation and a Multiplex executive who advises the Allan government.
- by Nick McKenzie, David Marin-Guzman and Ben Schneiders
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