Labor Executive Considers Banning CFMEU Donations Amid Royal Commission Calls

The troubled CFMEU has prompted calls for a Royal Commission in order to provide an impartial investigation into its actions.

Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) signs in Brisbane, Australia on July 16, 2024. AAP Image/Jono Searle

Labor’s National Executive is set to decide whether it will continue to take donations from the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU).

It comes as stakeholders in the industry call for a Royal Commission investigation into the unions.