Bill Shorten broke down multiple times during an interview following the death of his close friend Kimberley Kitching,and openly wondered whether she “would’ve been better off never going near politics”.
Construction union leader John Setka has aggressively abused his wife Emma Walters in a taped phone conversation,which is now subject of a police complaint.
Proof of having received at least one vaccine dose will be a prerequisite for entry at worksites – though the method of enforcement remains unclear.
Ugly protests last week pricked the national consciousness on workers’ rights and mandates for COVID-19 inoculation.
A building worker has said the construction union pressured his employer to sack him after he attended Monday’s violent protest at the union’s office.
Pressure has been building for months within the construction industry as frustration grows over lockdowns,vaccines and a persistent social media campaign.
Police say 44 people have been arrested and warned of more to come after a large crowd of protesters clashed with officers as they marched through the city and halted traffic on the West Gate Bridge.
The unresolved split within the CFMMEU remains an open sore for the labour movement as it gears up for what could be an election year.
In June 2019,one of Australia’s most powerful labour movement leaders declared he had “nothing to be ashamed of” from domestic violence charges. What came next brought his union to its knees.
Union boss John Setka is denying allegations of domestic violence.
In a sworn statement to police,lawyer Emma Walters says that her husband,CFMEU boss John Setka,became violent and repeatedly hit her head against a table.