HWU chief loses battle to use union money to fund legal fight

HWU chief loses battle to use union money to fund legal fight

Diana Asmar will not be able to use branch funds to cover legal fees as she fights allegations she approved paying $2.7 million in members’ money to a printing service and got cash back.

  • byKieran Rooney

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CFMEU official booted from worksites after Fair Work Commission ruling

CFMEU official booted from worksites after Fair Work Commission ruling

A senior CFMEU official captured on camera allegedly making threats to kill an owner of a labour hire company won’t be allowed on worksites after a Fair Work Commission judgment.

  • byErin Pearson
George Alex’s boast:I’m untouchable because CFMEU ‘need money’
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George Alex’s boast:I’m untouchable because CFMEU ‘need money’

Organised crime boss George Alex boasted the CFMEU deemed his firms “untouchable” on building sites because union officials needed their “kickers”,according to police surveillance.

  • byDavid Marin-Guzman andNick McKenzie
Victoria braces for crippling strike as unions threaten to halt construction

Victoria braces for crippling strike as unions threaten to halt construction

Victoria’s building industry is facing a potential shutdown that would put more pressure on Big Build projects.

  • bySarah Danckert,Marta Pascual Juanola andBroede Carmody
As it happened:Union members march in Sydney,Melbourne as CFMEU administrator vows to expel bikies

As it happened:Union members march in Sydney,Melbourne as CFMEU administrator vows to expel bikies

Tens of thousands of workers downed tools in Melbourne and Sydney to rally in support of the CFMEU again on Wednesday.

  • byCassandra Morgan
Administrator vows to get bikies out as CFMEU corruption probe spreads

Administrator vows to get bikies out as CFMEU corruption probe spreads

The CFMEU administrator has detailed how he will combat corruption in the building sector,revealing he would seek to force bikies out who hold influential roles in the troubled union.

  • byNick McKenzie
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Ousted CFMEU boss not confident of winning High Court fight

Ousted CFMEU boss not confident of winning High Court fight

“We’re hoping to win,but this is a political campaign,” former Queensland secretary Michael Ravbar told a large Brisbane rally on Tuesday.

  • byWilliam Davis
Lawlessness,violence:Anti-corruption expert unveils interim CFMEU findings

Lawlessness,violence:Anti-corruption expert unveils interim CFMEU findings

The barrister tasked with investigating allegations against the CFMEU has released scathing findings about the union.

  • byCassandra Morgan andPatrick Hatch
Victorian CFMEU overseer quits after claims of inappropriate comments
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Victorian CFMEU overseer quits after claims of inappropriate comments

Appointed to help the administrator restore order to the union’s Victorian branch,Grahame McCulloch has instead resigned.

  • byNick McKenzie,Olivia Ireland andJames Massola
Union firebrand Paddy Crumlin among three directors nominated for Cbus board
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Union firebrand Paddy Crumlin among three directors nominated for Cbus board

The administrator of the trouble-plagued CFMEU has nominated three directors to the $94 billion superannuation fund Cbus.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey
CFMEU deals put union in bed with bikies and the underworld
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CFMEU deals put union in bed with bikies and the underworld

An investigation reveals the relationships that have vaulted companies with links to criminals into favoured positions on the nation’s building sites.

  • byNick McKenzie,David Marin-Guzman andCameron Houston