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The CFMEU had “unprecedented” influence on the state government when it shut down a rail project in 2022 to wrest control from a rival union, the royal commission heard.
Public hearings started with the events leading up to a stop-work at a Sunbury level crossing removal site in June 2022.
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A major contractor in Victoria's Big Build was wary of the "unprecedented access" the CFMEU had to Andrews government ministers, a corruption royal commission has heard. Look back on the day's events in our election blog.
The inquiry begins its first block of public hearings this week and is expected to examine the role of former premier Jacinta Allan and her office in a controversial road and rail project.
John Setka admitted to breaching the Fair Work Act by threatening to delay AFL construction projects unless umpire Stephen McBurney was sacked.
Commissioner Stuart Wood may deliver early findings after hearing evidence police failed to intervene in union blockades on major taxpayer-funded projects.
Fireworks for the 2023 Riverfire festival in Brisbane were delayed after CFMEU members were walking out on an under-construction bridge and into the fireworks exclusion zone.
A construction manager was bombarded with fake ads and bizarre chicken-themed texts in an alleged bid to intimidate him before giving evidence in Federal Court.
An inquiry into the CFMEU has heard claims of bat threats and frivolous safety stoppages across major Queensland projects, including one halted by a 3mm puddle.
Despite growing calls, the premier will wait to see if the 28-month, $95 million inquiry – which had already ‘justified’ itself – needed a special prosecutor to pursue charges.
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