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Queensland puts construction union violence in under the microscope
Business
Monday July 14 2025

Queensland puts construction union violence in under the microscope

The Queensland Government put the behaviour of the construction union under the microscope.

What’s with all the talk about productivity? If they are serious – the unions must get on board
Business
Monday July 14 2025

What’s with all the talk about productivity? If they are serious – the unions must get on board

Since the Federal election in May, the Albanese Government has focused intensely on the need to improve productivity to drive economic growth and push up real...

From Building Bad to Buidling Good
Civil
Tuesday March 25 2025

From Building Bad to Buidling Good

The ‘Building Bad’ investigation into the Construction Forestry and Maritime Employees union (CFMEU) continues to expose the ‘Underbelly’ of the construction industry, shining a spotlight on...

Australia’s Construction Union Administrator Cracks Down on Illegal Activity
Business
Thursday September 19 2024

Australia’s Construction Union Administrator Cracks Down on Illegal Activity

The administrator of Australia’s main construction union has vowed to crack down on illegal behaviour after a report commissioned by the union itself supported allegations of...

270 Australian Construction Union Officials Dumped
Business
Monday August 26 2024

270 Australian Construction Union Officials Dumped

As many as eleven staff and 270 unpaid elected officials of Australia’s construction union have been removed from their positions after the union was formally placed...

Builders Hail CFMEU Administration Deal
Business
Monday August 19 2024

Builders Hail CFMEU Administration Deal

Australia’s building industry has welcomed the passing of legislation to place the nation’s construction union into administration, saying that the agreement to pass the legislation represents...

Construction Union Wants FWO Dumped and Replaced with Union Controlled Regulator
Business
Tuesday March 21 2023

Construction Union Wants FWO Dumped and Replaced with Union Controlled Regulator

A union representing construction workers in Australia has sensationally called for the nation’s current workplace regulator to be scrapped and replaced with a regulator whose board...

Construction Sites Must Remain Open
Business
Tuesday April 14 2020

Construction Sites Must Remain Open

Australian society has experienced a drastic shift in the past few weeks, as COVID-19 wreaks havoc on the way we live, work and interact with one...

Business
24 Jul, 2019
Union crackdown set for Senate showdown

Scott Morrison will need to convince Senate crossbenchers if he is to pass laws making it easier to deregister rogue unions, ban law-breaking union officials and...

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Business
25 Jun, 2019
Fine after worker sacked over union fees

A painting contractor will have to pay more than $15,000 in fines for sacking a worker who wasn't up to date with his union fees.

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Business
7 Sep, 2018
Unions Protest Against ABCC in Sydney

Thousands of union members have marched through Sydney's CBD to protest against the federal government's building and construction watchdog.

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Business
6 Sep, 2018
PM Scott Morrison Picks Fight with CFMMEU

Australia's powerful construction union is fighting for its survival after the prime minister flagged a pre-election industrial relations battle.

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Business
20 Jul, 2018
Stand Up, Fight Back: Unions Rally Support

Both major parties will come under pressure to introduce new laws that send bosses to jail over workplace deaths, as union heavyweights call for renewed attacks...

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Business
27 Mar, 2018
Tensions Rise Between ABCC & CFMEU

The national construction watchdog has spent thousands of dollars on what a federal judge has described as a "storm in a tea cup" over two mates...

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Mining
9 Mar, 2018
Mining Group Appeals New Super Union

The Australian Mines and Minerals Association has lodged an appeal against the creation of a super union.

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Business
6 Feb, 2018
WA Builder Locks Out Workers, Shuts Sites

One of Western Australia's largest builders, Cooper and Oxley, has suspended operations because of financial viability problems, leaving subcontractors out of pocket and the company's future...

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