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Year-long inquiry into CFMEU 'thuggery' begins

A prominent industrial relations lawyer has kicked off an inquiry into allegations of criminal links and workplace harassment in a construction union.

AAP

Albanese government worse than Morrison era at producing documents for public scrutiny, report finds

Labor’s first term saw second-worst performance since 1993 in complying with Senate orders for documents, data shows

The Guardian - AU

Queensland LNP government launches inquiry into CFMEU state branch and its Labor ‘enablers’

Deputy premier likens investigation to 1980s Fitzgerald inquiry, accusing Labor of orchestrating ‘protection racket’ for union

The Guardian - AU

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Powerful inquiry to probe CFMEU's 'thug' culture

A state inquiry will target violence, misogyny and standover tactics within the CFMEU as a premier vows to fix the building union's broken culture.

AAP

Report on Queensland CFMEU referred to police after ‘threats of violence, intimidation, misogyny’ alleged

Alleged incidents detailed in report commissioned by union administrator include fake bomb threat on work site and use of video to identify safety inspectors to expose them to harassment

The Guardian - AU

Change to be forced on 'violent, misogynist' CFMEU

An administrator has vowed to sack more CFMEU members to initiate a culture change after a report exposed the union's aggressive intimidation tactics.

AAP

Adelaide Festival gives a hopeful vision for the future of Australian contemporary dance

I arrived at Stephanie Lake’s premiere of Mass Movement a little late on my first day at Adelaide Festival.

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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.

AAP

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

The Guardian - AU

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

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‘Strong sentiment’ among construction union members to disaffiliate from Labor, CFMEU secretary says

Zach Smith says federal government plan to appoint administrators has left members feeling their democratic rights have been stripped

The Guardian - AU

Grattan on Friday: Welcome King Charles, farewell the republic as Albanese casts aside lost causes

Anthony Albanese can’t escape the powerful symbolism. In October he is due to greet King Charles on Australian soil – hard on the heels of formally burying Labor’s hopes of turning Australia into a republic.

The Conversation

CFMEU-busting law being prepared, new minister says

Workplace Relations Minister Murray Watt has tasked his department to have new laws ready to go if the tarnished CFMEU push to fight its administration.

AAP

One Single Action review – two dancers in powerful, disturbing synergy

Lucy Guerin’s experimental, whip-smart choreography focuses on a singular endeavour that will linger in the mind

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The Guardian - AU

Firms that donate to political parties twice as likely to win government contracts, analysis finds

Transparency group says donating companies should be banned from government contracts but constitutional expert disagrees

The Guardian - AU

Gladys Berejiklian is fighting to clear her name after Icac’s adverse findings. Is it a risk worth taking?

The former premier will launch her legal appeal next month, but some say the extended public attention may further damage her reputation

The Guardian - AU

Former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian launches legal challenge against Icac ruling of ‘corrupt conduct’

Former counsel assisting the Independent Commission Against Corruption says past judicial reviews have rarely succeeded

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Victorian government hired KPMG to consult on tobacco changes despite firm’s links to industry

Transparency advocates condemn arrangement as ‘appalling’ while health department refuses to say how much consultancy was paid

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Newcastle Herald

'You can bet your house': Ex-ICAC lawyer says watchdog will probe Crakanthorp

'This is a reference by the Premier about one of his ministers.'

The Guardian - AU

Bruce Lehrmann trial judge says criticism of lawyers has become ‘oppressive and unfair’ in rare warning

ACT supreme court chief justice Lucy McCallum’s statement comes as government prepares to release report into Lehrmann’s prosecution

The Guardian - AU

Australian government spending on big four consultancy firms up 1,270% in a decade, analysis shows

PwC, Deloitte, KPMG and EY face scrutiny as critics warn core functions of democracy should not be outsourced

The Guardian - AU

‘Corrosive impact’: calls to ban political donations from Australia’s big four consultancies after PwC scandal

The firm along with Deloitte, EY and KPMG donated $4.3m to Labor and Coalition in past decade as government contracts increased by 400%, analysis shows

AAP

Derision over 'cowardly' Lawyer X investigator decision

The state government's decision to disband a probe into Victoria's Lawyer X scandal has been met with criticism from former judges and legal experts.

The Guardian - AU

Labor’s new grant category proposal criticised by legal experts as ‘retrograde step’

Awarding grants for explicit decisions of government risks ‘entrenching a system of permissible pork-barrelling’, barrister says

ABC News

The extraordinary legal tactics institutions are using to fight compensation claims by abuse victims

Reforms in the wake of the child sexual abuse royal commission made it easier for victims to seek compensation, but now a fierce new battleground is emerging as some organisations at the centre of the claims push to have cases thrown out altogether.

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