Trade unions
CFMEU probe head flags interim report as union grills former watchdog
The inquiry has its eye on making recommendations for an updated state building code, after wrapping up evidence from former watchdog figures.
- Matt Dennien
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Scandal-plagued union in fresh fight for control
Leaders of the Health Workers Union are at loggerheads over when the branch should be returned to the hands of members after its former boss was forced out.
- Kieran Rooney
Labor MP apologises for backing domestic abuser, five others with character references
Luba Grigorovitch said she will no longer provide character references after uncovering six of the 33 she had made since 2022 were unsuitable.
- Angus Delaney
The union election that could upend the Labor Party’s balance of power
Ballots close today to decide who leads the United Workers Union. The result will reverberate for many years, shaping everything from policy fights to who leads the Labor Party.
- Kieran Rooney
‘Banter’ or harbinger? Minister enters budget chat with a dark track
This week in our Queensland public sector column, Public Circus details a funding funeral march, an extended search for an Ombudsman, a teacher’s new party, and more.
- Matt Dennien, Catherine Strohfeldt and Julius Dennis
‘We own Fair Work’: Cairns companies recount decade of CFMEU intimidation
The Commission of Inquiry has heard evidence of intimidation and suspected sabotage by the CFMEU at the $176 million Cairns Convention Centre project.
- Cameron Atfield
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- Public Transport
‘Too little, too late’: Talks fail to solve Magic Round train dispute
The union said it had extended an olive branch on Thursday to ease disruptions, but Queensland Rail dubbed it a “a fake offer”.
- Rosanna Ryan and William Davis
Safety director admits misleading Brisbane bosses to avoid CFMEU
A regional WHSQ boss has admitted being “dishonest” with Brisbane superiors to protect Far North inspectors from the CFMEU, which he likened to the mafia.
- Cameron Atfield
‘Serious allegation’: Senior WHS officer accused of ‘working’ for CFMEU
The CFMEU inquiry has heard explosive accusations against a senior Workplace Health and Safety Queensland official.
- Cameron Atfield
Cairns workplace safety officers claim Brisbane bosses did CFMEU’s bidding
Inspectors in Cairns were bullied by Brisbane superiors into prioritising minor union complaints over life-threatening safety risks, the union inquiry has heard.
- Cameron Atfield