CFMEU administrator Mark Irving,QC,says this job will be his hardest.

CFMEU administrator takes aim at union’s ‘unpardonable sin’ and bosses paying bribes

Two weeks after taking on the toughest job of his life,Mark Irving says the union’s problems are worse than have been publicly reported.

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CFMEU administrator Mark Irving,KC,has vowed to root out corruption.

Former communist to lead clean-up of Setka’s old CFMEU branch

Veteran university unionist Grahame McCulloch will have to overhaul the Victorian division of the union but current national secretary Zach Smith will stay on.

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Amy Pitchford and Derek Christopher

Relationship raises conflict of interest questions for CFMEU boss and construction exec

Industry insiders are concerned about a relationship between a union boss under police investigation and a Multiplex executive who advises the Allan government.

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The Health Workers Union and its secretary Diana Asmar are being investigated by the Fair Work Commission.

CFMEU,health union probed over alleged millions spent on ghost printing

Victoria Police and Fair Work Commission are investigating a potential multimillion-dollar fraud,as well as allegations top official spent members’ money on cinema tickets and shopping at IKEA.

  • Nick McKenzie,Kieran Rooney,David Marin-Guzman andBen Schneiders
The CFMEU has been under fire after a series of reports highlighted alleged links to bikie gangs and wrongdoing.

Legal twist in CFMEU scandal leads to bid for power to sack officials,confiscate property

The Fair Work Commission has moved to install a leading silk with sweeping powers to take over the CFMEU’s construction branches in four states.

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CFMEU NSW secretary Darren Greenfield,who is facing bribery charges,supported Setka remaining at the CFMEU.

CFMEU boss allegedly bragged of corrupt contract connections at $94b super fund

Police allege the high-ranking official boasted to corrupt building firms that he could secure them lucrative jobs on construction projects financed by superannuation giant Cbus.

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The backers who allowed John Setka’s rise to ultimate power

Five years ago,the head of Australia’s union movement demanded Setka’s resignation. What happened next allowed him to not only survive,but thrive.

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Labor insiders sent John Setka messages of support through 2019.

Setka’s secret sisterhood:Labor women in covert support of CFMEU boss revealed

Leaked text messages reveal a network of Labor-linked women rallied around the fallen union leader over criminal harassment charges and his criticism of Rosie Batty’s domestic violence advocacy work.

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The CFMEU’s NSW branch joined Queensland in opposing government intervention in the scandal.

Labor-linked judge in government sights to take over CFMEU

Three sources familiar with conversations inside the government and union movement said NSW Supreme Court Justice Stephen Rothman was among candidates being discussed as a potential administrator.

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The CFMEU boss,a wad of cash and a hidden camera:New pictures reveal covert police operation

A police camera hidden in the ceiling of the CFMEU’s Sydney office allegedly captured NSW construction union boss Darren Greenfield being passed a $5000 bundle of cash.

  • Nick McKenzie,David Marin-Guzman andBen Schneiders