CFMEU official’s car hit in alleged firebomb attack in Sydney’s south west

A boat and a Ford utility were found well alight out the front of a union official’s home in the early hours of Monday morning.

A car and a boat owned by a construction union official have been targeted in an alleged firebombing attack in Sydney’s southwest.

The boat and a Ford utility were found well alight out the front of a home about 1am on Monday morning, NSW Police said.

The car is believed to be owned by a senior organiser in the NSW branch of the controversial Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union.

The alleged firebombing of a CFMEU organiser has angered the administrator of the embattled union. Picture: NewsWire / Glenn Campbell

No injuries were reported.

Federal Labor forced the Construction and General Division of the CFMEU into administration last August, amid allegations of widespread corruption and links to organised crime.

The administrator Mark Irving told NewsWire on Monday “criminal figures in the construction industry must be held to account”.

“We are taking the matter very seriously and the administration has referred this crime to the NSW Police,” he said.
“The administration will do everything in its power to ensure all lines of inquiry are explored by responsible authorities.

“All workers in the construction industry, including CFMEU organisers, should be safe at work and no one should be exposed to criminal violence.”

Police are investigating the incident.

Originally published as CFMEU official’s car hit in alleged firebomb attack in Sydney’s south west