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From left: Billy Nicholls, Bassem Alsayed and Johnny Keys.

‘Not to be messed with’: Criminals recruited for country’s biggest wind farm

The revelation of criminal involvement in the giant federally funded project broadens the construction industry scandal beyond the CFMEU.

  • Nick McKenzie and Kieran Rooney

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The former Banditos bikie Seargent at Arms and boxer Johnny ‘Two Guns’ Walker.

‘Got to stand your ground’: Ex-bikie blasts former CFMEU bosses

As the CFMEU’s bikie enforcer scheme unravelled, Jonny “Two Guns” Walker took aim at investigative journalist Nick McKenzie, calling him a “dog”. Now, Walker sits down with McKenzie and reveals who he thinks is really to blame.

  • Nick McKenzie
Jonny "Two Guns" Walker insists he only ever tried to represent union members and has sharp words for John Setka. SOURCE: 60 MINUTES
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Former bikie talks about his time at the CFMEU

Jonny "Two Guns" Walker insists he only ever tried to represent union members and has sharp words for John Setka. SOURCE: 60 MINUTES

Former CFMEU NSW assistant secretary Michael Greenfield (right) and secretary Darren Greenfield (left, obscured) at union headquarters with an employer they received $5000 bribes from.

‘Let’s make some money together’: Inside the CFMEU’s bribery scandal

Sometimes a foot was tapped, other times it was a little kick – either way, the cash was passed under the table to the union boss.

  • David Marin-Guzman and Nick McKenzie
Former CFMEU NSW chief Darren Greenfield speaks about the 'dirty rotten labor party' in a protest in 2024.
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Disgraced union boss addresses construction workers

Former CFMEU NSW chief Darren Greenfield speaks about the 'dirty rotten labor party' in a protest in 2024.

Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) crews at the offices of El Dorado on Tuesday.

Comancheros called out for blaze of construction site firebombings

The feared bikie gang is linked to a spate of arsons roiling the building industry in Victoria amid calls for greater government and police action.

  • Nick McKenzie and Daniella White
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Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) crews responded to several calls of a factory on fire in Derrimut.

Melbourne company ablaze after yet another firebombing in construction war

The firebombing attacks on Victorian construction sites began about 18 months ago but have intensified since the CFMEU was plunged into administration in August.

  • Nick McKenzie
CFMEU national secretary Zach Smith.

‘Time for tough decisions’: CFMEU boss Zach Smith steps down from national leadership

The leader of the embattled construction union told a meeting on Thursday that he would be focusing on Victoria.

  • Kieran Rooney
A piling rig at a site attacked over the weekend.

Directors’ homes, government sites targeted in spate of construction firebombings

Building rigs worth up to $2 million are going up in flames as underworld players try to control a sector supposedly being cleaned up by state and federal governments.

  • Nick McKenzie and Chris Vedelago

Underworld grip on Big Build sized up by state as contractors warned to purge suspect players

The Allan government is secretly mapping infiltration of multibillion-dollar projects by firms with suspected underworld links.

  • Nick McKenzie

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