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Regulator wary as super fund appoints union directors

Super fund Cbus has accepted the nominations of three directors put forward by the CFMEU, the union accused of corruption and links to bikie gangs.

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Union hits out at major developer over new agreement without silica dust, extreme heat clauses

Union calls them 'recidivist offenders'.

The Canberra Times

Govt ditching 'sweetheart deal' will cost lives: union

The Queensland government's decision to suspend a "sweetheart deal" with the CFMEU has copped a backlash, with one union claiming it will cost workers' lives.

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Union 'sweetheart deal' suspended in state crackdown

Members have hit out at a state government after CFMEU "perks" were put on ice as a campaign against the beleaguered union heats up.

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Details emerge on wind farm death amid law scrutiny

A dislodged blade on a turbine platform is being blamed for the death of a wind farm worker as Victoria's industrial manslaughter laws are criticised.

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Unions slam wind farm's safety after blade kills worker

The Danish company building a huge wind farm where a worker was crushed and killed by a turbine blade says safety is its number one priority.

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CFMEU members urged to anonymously reveal experiences

Disgruntled construction union members can now anonymously reveal their experiences of unlawful conduct as a corruption investigation continues.

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Mock outrage and double standard claims in CFMEU tussle

A federal minister and his opposition counterpart have sparred over the disclosure of details on the government's decision to force a union into administration.

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Watchdog takes legal action against CFMEU and official

The Fair Work Ombudsman is taking legal action against the CFMEU and one of its officials for alleged unlawful conduct at a Perth construction site.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Sally McManus on what unions want from Labor and Innes Willox on business wish list for Dutton

Industrial relations will be hotly contested at next year’s election.

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: whatever his policy, Peter Dutton will be a big target on workplace relations

Peter Dutton has been receiving a good many political breaks recently – Anthony Albanese’s new house is the latest icing on the cake. Although the Coalition is not expected to win next year’s election, presently it looks placed to do well.

The Conversation

Bulk of CFMEU probe evidence relates to coercion

Dozens of incidents within the embattled CFMEU are being investigated after it was placed into administration following criminal allegations.

AAP

Fund sent $511k to CFMEU ahead of criminal allegations

APRA dropped an investigation into a super fund that paid over $500,000 to the CFMEU but took action again after reports of the union's alleged criminal links.

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Dfat says it has told Israel ‘unacceptable’ targeting of UN personnel in Lebanon must cease – as it happened

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Fears spike about public sector workplace corruption

There's been a spike in the number of Victorian public sector workers who think corruption is a blight on their workplace.

Newcastle Herald

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Victorian building unions threaten strike action over ‘sustained attack’ on pay deals

Fair Work Commission has delayed new proposed agreements to check employers have not been coerced into them

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Afternoon Update: questions over exploding pagers in Lebanon; CFMEU rallies in Sydney and Melbourne; and the Murdoch succession battle deepens

The manufacturer linked to pagers that exploded as part of the attack against Hezbollah has said the devices were made by a company in Europe

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PM says Labor will reintroduce housing bill to lower house in October – as it happened

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Thousands of tradies down tools, march in CFMEU support

Thousands of construction workers have turned out in mass rallies to support the CFMEU as the government promises to crack down on bikie infiltration.

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CFMEU faces fresh investigations into alleged corruption in Queensland, NSW and SA branches

Union’s administrator accepts all seven of Geoffrey Watson SC’s recommendations, including looking into alleged links to motorcycle gangs

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Bikies targeted in administrator's CFMEU clean-up

The man in charged with cleaning up the CFMEU has promised to target outlaw bikies and organised criminals in all areas of the construction industry.

The Guardian - AU

CFMEU in ‘cycle of lawlessness’ after bikie and organised crime infiltration, probe finds

‘Violence was an accepted part of the culture, and threats of violence were a substitute for reasoned negotiations’, says interim report

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Education union calls for vice-chancellor to resign over robodebt role – as it happened

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'Unexceptional': CFMEU organiser's rant reveals all

Violence and intimidation were so prevalent in the construction arm of the CFMEU's Victorian branch that aggressive threats caught on video were 'commonplace'.

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