CFMEU
CFMEU investigated over $180,000 donation to candidate in another union
The CFMEU faces a fresh probe into the potential misuse of members’ funds to interfere in another union’s election.
- by David Estcourt and Nick McKenzie
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WA Labor maintains links with CFMEU, bolsters laws
WA Labor will maintain links with the embattled CFMEU but proposed legislation, similar to national laws, will require union officials to be vetted before they enter work sites.
- by Aaron Bunch
Milestone Brisbane underground rail test cancelled amid union tensions
Cross River Rail’s lead contractor has delayed this weekend’s first train trip underground as part of Queensland’s biggest infrastructure project.
- by Tony Moore
CFMEU to implement code of conduct for delegates over ‘deeply worrying’ allegations
But the union’s national secretary, in an email to members of the construction division, forecast the Fair Work Commission would seek to put some branches into administration.
- by Rachel Eddie, Kieran Rooney and Annika Smethurst
John Silvester on the underworld figures infiltrating the CFMEU
The Naked City columnist discusses the psychology of the underworld figures who have allegedly infiltrated one of the nation’s most powerful unions.
Opinion
Building Bad
Can’t get a tradie? The CFMEU’s stranglehold on major projects is choking all of us
Victoria’s major road and rail projects mean we are building fewer houses, at greater expense. The construction union’s grip is affecting costs, efficiency, quality and the availability of skilled labour.
- by Harley Dale
Opinion
Opinion
How the government’s CFMEU response plays into the Coalition’s hands
The government’s light-touch response to the allegations swirling around the CFMEU risks emboldening Labor’s critics.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Malcolm Turnbull
‘It’s a delusion’: Kelty hits back at Coalition call to deregister CFMEU
But the former ACTU secretary says the move to overhaul the CFMEU is justified by the need to protect the interests of ordinary members.
- by David Crowe and Angus Thompson
Paris penny-pinching leaves politicians at the starting blocks
Australia’s political leaders have wisely decided that swanning off to the Olympics during a cost-of-living crisis isn’t a good look and will cheer on the team from home.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Executives and celebrities race for Paris, but politicians drop out
Australia’s political leaders have wisely decided that swanning off to the Olympics during a cost of living crisis isn’t a good look.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
Opinion
Construction
Construction industry a honeypot that capital and labour fight over
Don’t fall for the “rogue union” bogeyman theory. There’s much more going on than there seems.
- by Ross Gittins