How the CFMEU scandal unfolded

How the CFMEU scandal unfolded

Our reporting in the Building Bad series,now acknowledged with a Gold Walkley,came after work over 18 years by investigative journalists.

  • byMathew Dunckley andMichael Bachelard

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Balaclava-wearing gang stab boy in broad daylight

Balaclava-wearing gang stab boy in broad daylight

The attack is the second violent gang attack within days on Springvale’s main road.

  • byMathew Dunckley
Lifting rates won’t save cash-strapped councils. Their residents can’t afford it

Lifting rates won’t save cash-strapped councils. Their residents can’t afford it

Victoria’s councils say they are straining under mounting costs,but higher rates won’t help because residents’ capacity to pay is reaching its limit.

  • byMathew Dunckley
This week’s most evasive MPs,plus signs it’s business as usual for the CFMEU

This week’s most evasive MPs,plus signs it’s business as usual for the CFMEU

Awkward timing for a big developer and its CFMEU dealings,while MPs in Spring Street duck and weave.

  • byMathew Dunckley
Collingwood hit by fresh racism claims

Collingwood hit by fresh racism claims

Club chief executive Craig Kelly is accused of repeatedly making inappropriate comments to a club employee who is now suing for hurt,humiliation and distress.

  • byKatie Bice andMathew Dunckley
After deriding Pesutto,Allan confirms her government is also examining Indigenous planning approvals

After deriding Pesutto,Allan confirms her government is also examining Indigenous planning approvals

The state government launched a sharp attack on the opposition over its cultural heritage review,but has now admitted it also has an eye on the system.

  • byMathew Dunckley
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CFMEU scandal:Government rejects plan to get bikies off Victoria’s building sites

CFMEU scandal:Government rejects plan to get bikies off Victoria’s building sites

As state parliament considers a plan to keep bikies off building sites,Labor and Greens leaders have been quizzed about their response to the CFMEU revelations.

  • byMathew Dunckley
Four Melbourne suburbs targeted in government’s latest housing plan

Four Melbourne suburbs targeted in government’s latest housing plan

A pilot program will aim to encourage developers to build in middle ring suburbs,while new data shows councils are more likely to reject a certain type of development.

  • byMathew Dunckley andKieran Rooney
Tyson Stengle hospitalised after late night incident in Geelong

Tyson Stengle hospitalised after late night incident in Geelong

The Cats star was taken to hospital in a serious condition after playing a starring role the side’s win against North Melbourne on Saturday.

  • byMathew Dunckley
Middle Park Hotel’s epic rooftop bar dispute was likened to ‘The Castle’. Finally,there’s a winner

Middle Park Hotel’s epic rooftop bar dispute was likened to ‘The Castle’. Finally,there’s a winner

The historic pub is set for a new rooftop redevelopment,with restrictions,after VCAT settled the long-running dispute. Opponents have vowed to keep fighting.

  • byMathew Dunckley
‘BS,BS,BS!’:Saul Eslake unleashes on airlines after long-haul horror

‘BS,BS,BS!’:Saul Eslake unleashes on airlines after long-haul horror

Hell hath no fury like a delayed economist and the last thing Qantas needed was to annoy one of the nation’s best policy brains. But,yet,they did.

  • byMathew Dunckley