Push for Administrator to Take Over Embattled CFMEU

Queensland Premier Steven Miles has weighed in after a man was allegedly assaulted outside his home in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

A Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) signage at the CFMEU Construction Victoria offices in Melbourne, Australia on July 15, 2024. AAP Image/Joel Carrett

The federal Labor government will back a submission by Australia’s workplace umpire to appoint an administrator to take control of the embattled CFMEU’s general and construction divisions.

“There is no place for criminality or corruption in the construction industry and bullying, thuggery and intimidation is unacceptable in any workplace,” said the new Workplace Minister Murray Watt in a statement.