The CFMEU’s taking it to the streets is protecting corrupted turf
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Editorial

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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Any friends of Setka in CFMEU leadership need to be purged

Any friends of Setka in CFMEU leadership need to be purged

The CFMEU goes into administration but the survival of one recalcitrant leader of the rogue union raises doubts about if he will help clean up the culture.

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What did John Setka do next? Get a tattoo

What did John Setka do next? Get a tattoo

The fallen trade unionist has used the medium of ink on skin to issue a defiant message.

  • byStephen Brook
The backers who allowed John Setka’s rise to ultimate power
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Building Bad

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.

  • byBen Schneiders
CFMEU needs a complete rebuild
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Building Bad

CFMEU needs a complete rebuild

Beleaguered CFMEU national secretary Zach Smith says he wants to clean up his own house. But he’s deluded.

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Indigenous justice commission to probe worksite allegations amid CFMEU fallout

Indigenous justice commission to probe worksite allegations amid CFMEU fallout

Premier Jacinta Allan has also confirmed that the Victorian Labor Party had begun formal processes to eject the CFMEU’s construction division from its ranks.

  • byBroede Carmody andKieran Rooney
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I witnessed the rot set in at the CFMEU. Here’s how it happened

I witnessed the rot set in at the CFMEU. Here’s how it happened

When John Setka and his band took control,muscle became everything – no matter where the muscle came from.

  • byJohn Sutton
‘Zero tolerance’ rhetoric over the CFMEU follows years of wilful blindness
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‘Zero tolerance’ rhetoric over the CFMEU follows years of wilful blindness

Alongside tolerance there has been indulgence,hubris,gratitude (for massive donations) and a lack of political will.

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‘Good’:Albanese welcomes Setka resignation amid calls for CFMEU probe

‘Good’:Albanese welcomes Setka resignation amid calls for CFMEU probe

Amid allegations that senior bikie figures and criminals have been handed lucrative union roles on government-funded projects,the PM said the former union boss’s alleged behaviour should be condemned,isolated and stamped out.

  • byAnnika Smethurst,Harriet Alexander andAnthony Segaert
John Setka’s estranged wife sues police over handling of domestic violence allegations

John Setka’s estranged wife sues police over handling of domestic violence allegations

Prominent former lawyer Emma Walters alleges police failed to protect her safety after she made multiple family violence claims against the CFMEU union leader.

  • byBen Schneiders
John Setka accused of using Dustin Martin to manipulate his estranged wife
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John Setka accused of using Dustin Martin to manipulate his estranged wife

Controversial construction union head John Setka has been accused of using Richmond footballer Dustin Martin as part of a bid to pressure his estranged wife Emma Walters,who has fled the family home

  • byBen Schneiders