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Powerful inquiry to probe CFMEU's 'thug' culture

A state inquiry will target violence, misogyny and standover tactics within the CFMEU as a premier vows to fix the building union's broken culture.

AAP · Jul 13, 2025

Report on Queensland CFMEU referred to police after ‘threats of violence, intimidation, misogyny’ alleged

Alleged incidents detailed in report commissioned by union administrator include fake bomb threat on work site and use of video to identify safety inspectors to expose them to harassment

The Guardian - AU · Jul 10, 2025

Change to be forced on 'violent, misogynist' CFMEU

An administrator has vowed to sack more CFMEU members to initiate a culture change after a report exposed the union's aggressive intimidation tactics.

AAP · Jul 9, 2025

Dutton and Albanese promise tax relief at campaign launch events – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Apr 13, 2025

Facebook, Fortnite and FREE TAFE: nowhere to hide for voters in the Australian election campaign

The Liberals have pressed hard on the negatives, while Labor has a button of its own. Plus: Nick McKim’s surprisingly authentic gaming persona

The Guardian - AU · Apr 5, 2025

Dutton rules out workplace changes, eyes axing union

Peter Dutton has played down potential changes to industrial relations laws if elected, instead prioritising a crackdown on building industry union the CFMEU.

AAP · Apr 3, 2025

Peter Dutton wants American anti-mafia laws to take on the CFMEU. Could they work in Australia?

In June 1988, the Reagan administration launched the most important US labour case of the past half-century.

The Conversation · Mar 20, 2025

Afternoon Update: Dutton calls for crackdown on CFMEU ‘corruption’; ABC hit by radio outage; and how to avoid the White Lotus effect

Labor rubbishes demands for new legislation and says Coalition approach would jeopardise ongoing investigations

The Guardian - AU · Mar 17, 2025

Labor rubbishes ‘reckless’ Coalition plan to crack down on CFMEU after latest allegations

Murray Watt says deregistering union’s construction division would jeopardise ongoing investigations and that new US-style laws are unnecessary

The Guardian - AU · Mar 17, 2025

Coalition promises Australian version of United States’ RICO act to target CFMEU

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has announced a Coalition government would introduce legislation, based on an American law used to pursue the Mafia, to enable police to target the “kingpins” of criminal organisations such as outlaw motorcycle gangs.

The Conversation · Mar 17, 2025