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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Yes,your boss is spying on you. Should there be a watchdog on that?

Yes,your boss is spying on you. Should there be a watchdog on that?

The ACTU is set on changing the regulation of worker surveillance,calling for a national AI authority that co-ordinates with government to protect workers.

  • byOlivia Ireland
‘Imminent death threat’:CFMEU administrator targeted as union schism deepens
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‘Imminent death threat’:CFMEU administrator targeted as union schism deepens

Police have warned the CFMEU administrator of an imminent death threat,as the labour movement ruptures over the federal government’s efforts to stamp out criminality in the building industry.

  • byNick McKenzie andKieran Rooney
Black belt Sally McManus stares down safety threats from CFMEU fallout

Black belt Sally McManus stares down safety threats from CFMEU fallout

Australian Council of Trade Unions secretary Sally McManus says she has changed her routines,lives between different locations and has taken police advice.

  • byOlivia Ireland
HWU chief ‘threatened to kill’ whistleblower over expense claims
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HWU chief ‘threatened to kill’ whistleblower over expense claims

The claim is revealed in court documents as part of the case to have the Victorian branch of the Health Services Union placed in the hands of an administrator.

  • byNick McKenzie andBroede Carmody
‘This would be embarrassing’:Deputy PM’s candidate for safe seat could be ‘rolled’

‘This would be embarrassing’:Deputy PM’s candidate for safe seat could be ‘rolled’

An internal fight over a safe Labor seat in Melbourne has spilled into public view as union-backed candidates go head-to-head.

  • byJames Massola
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CFMEU administrator takes aim at union’s ‘unpardonable sin’ and bosses paying bribes
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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.

  • byNick McKenzie,David Marin-Guzman andBen Schneiders
Sparkies union plans Greens donation as ACTU legend issues unity plea
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Sparkies union plans Greens donation as ACTU legend issues unity plea

“I think unity is one of the most important things … you’ve got to sit down and talk with them to take them back,” former ACTU secretary Bill Kelty said.

  • byOlivia Ireland andNick Bonyhady
Queensland union vows to spend Labor donations on fight for CFMEU

Queensland union vows to spend Labor donations on fight for CFMEU

The union will redirect all funds earmarked for Labor Party donations towards fighting the Commonwealth’s takeover of the CFMEU.

  • byWilliam Davis
The CFMEU’s taking it to the streets is protecting corrupted turf
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The CFMEU’s taking it to the streets is protecting corrupted turf

The CFMEU is delusional in claiming the rallies around Australia are about solidarity.

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Setka alleges betrayal and secret deal with federal government

Setka alleges betrayal and secret deal with federal government

The former union boss also said he had left Prime Minister Anthony Albanese “trembling” after an incident in a lift.

  • byKieran Rooney