'Stalked my kids': ex-public servant's teary claims A former top public servant says she quit a stellar career after CFMEU figures allegedly tracked her daughter's movements, hurled vile abuse in union meetings. AAP · Aug 27
Weeding out crims 'problematic': ex-union administrator The former CFMEU administrator has told an inquiry identifying infiltration by organised crime figures that it remains an issue for the embattled union. AAP · Aug 26
'Lucky to be here': union pushed boss to breaking point A former construction boss has compared a long CFMEU intimidation campaign to a frog slowly being boiled alive, saying it pushed him to breaking point. AAP · Jul 14
'Aggressive': union accused of disrupting major project A leading construction company has told an inquiry CFMEU‑driven disruption added roughly $580 million to its costs on a massive public transport project. AAP · Apr 28
'Go nuclear': inquiry hears of rogue union's threats An inquiry into a rogue union has heard allegations it sought to pressure a state's peak body to indefinitely delay a piece of legislation. AAP · Dec 2, 2025
Dumping militant union 'will invite construction chaos' An inquiry into a militant union has been described how two men ruled their "personal fiefdom" by fear, intimidation and a voting hornswoggle. AAP · Nov 20, 2025
Defiant CFMEU launches protests over court decision Defiant CFMEU workers have launched protests in a capital city CBD, taking to the streets after a legal challenge by the embattled organisation was rejected. AAP · Jun 19, 2025
CFMEU launches High Court action in response to administration A union representative called the laws 'un-Australian'. Newcastle Herald · Sep 3, 2024
CFMEU launches High Court challenge over administration The CFMEU has launched legal proceedings in the High Court against the commonwealth after its construction arm was placed into administration. AAP · Sep 3, 2024
Former CFMEU official launches high court challenge over Albanese government law Jade Ingham accuses state and federal Labor governments of ‘active treachery and class warfare’ The Guardian - AU · Sep 3, 2024
Queensland opposition calls on Labor to hand CFMEU donations to anti-bullying charity after protesters entered government building CFMEU members "forcibly" entered the Transport and Main Roads building on Brisbane's Mary Street and staged a protest ahead of an industry meeting on Tuesday morning, according to a TMR spokesperson. ABC News · Aug 26, 2022
Probuild collapse puts major Brisbane CBD development at 443 Queen Street construction, workers in limbo The stoppage of work at a luxury apartment project in Brisbane's Queen Street after the collapse of construction giant Probuild is "devastating" for the workers and their families, the union representing workers says. ABC News · Feb 24, 2022