CFMEU

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1. CFMEU inquiry finds major Queensland projects cost 20% more due to BPIC

   Commissioner Stuart Wood KC stopped the CFMEU inquiry early. A policy inflated Queensland projects by 20 per cent.

   11 Nov 2026 · PerthNow
2. CFMEU official testifies about assault and Gatto's gold bracelet

   Union official describes assault injuries. He later received a gold bracelet from underworld figure Mick Gatto.

   11 Nov 2026 · The Guardian
3. Union forced building firm to hire CFMEU-linked companies

   CFMEU blocked a Melbourne rail underpass until John Holland agreed to replace rival union contractors.

   10 Nov 2026 · 3 newsrooms
4. Royal commission reveals CFMEU had unprecedented access to Victoria's Labor

   A 2019 memo from John Holland showed the construction union had unprecedented access to Labor ministers and could sway major building projects.

   9 Nov 2026 · The Nightly
5. Union halted $20b rail site over 3mm puddle, inquiry hears

   The CFMEU shut down a major rail worksite over a three-millimetre puddle, with safety checks slowing work.

   27 Oct 2026 · 3 newsrooms
6. Andrew Barr denies CFMEU influence, despite government backing union-backed

   ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr said the government has never been influenced by the CFMEU. But the opposition pointed to times it adopted union-backed proposals.

   24 Oct 2026 · The Canberra Times

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