Victoria's Big Build inquiry hears CFMEU threatened to 'smash' subcontractor
Public hearings started with the events leading up to a stop-work at a Sunbury level crossing removal site in June 2022.
Victoria's Big Build inquiry hears CFMEU threatened to 'smash' subcontractor
Public hearings started with the events leading up to a stop-work at a Sunbury level crossing removal site in June 2022. Grouped from 3 articles across 2 sources.
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Live: CFMEU's 'unprecedented' political links aired at Victoria's Big Build hearing
A major contractor in Victoria's Big Build was wary of the "unprecedented access" the CFMEU had to Andrews government ministers, a corruption royal commission has heard. Follow live in our blog.
CFMEU ‘enjoy a significant level of influence’ over Victorian government, Big Build royal commission hears
Inquiry into allegations of corruption begins block of hearings focused on 2022 level crossing removal project Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The royal commission into allegations of corruption on Victorian Big Build projects has heard a major construction company feared putting the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) offside because of its close links to the Daniel Andrews Labor government. The first block of hearings under the commission into the integrity of major public and civil infrastructure construction projects in Victoria will hear evidence about the union’s involvement in a level crossing removal project at Gap Road in Sunbury, north of Melbourne, in 2022. Continue reading...
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