Violence ‘An Accepted Part of the Culture’ at CFMEU, Report Finds

The interim report, by Geoffrey Watson SC, notes that an inability to compel some witnesses and protect others had hampered his investigation.

Tens of thousands of workers march after walking off work sites in protest against the forced administration of the construction arm of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU), in Melbourne, Australia on Aug. 27, 2024. William West/AFP via Getty Images

An interim report into allegations the construction and general division of the Victorian CFMEU was involved in criminal and corrupt conduct has drawn some damning conclusions.

This was despite its author, Geoffrey Watson SC, complaining his investigation was hampered by an inability to compel some witnesses and offer the protection of anonymity to others.