Change Branch
Insider reveals Morrison plan to pursue Ensuring Integrity Bill
Coalition insider Graeme Watson is reported as saying the Government will bring back the anti-worker Ensuring Integrity Bill, defeated in parliament in 2019. “If this government is interested in ensuring integrity in public life it should immediately bring...
Judge slams ABCC conduct in court
A Federal Court judge has slammed the ABCC, describing one of its claims as “bordering on the improper” during the prosecution of a CFMEU delegate who raised safety concerns about inadequate first aid facilities on Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel Project....
High Court flushes ABCC on toilets case
The High Court has denied an ABCC challenge to a Federal Court decision which exonerated CFMEU officials over a dispute at a Melbourne building site that failed to provide separate toilet amenities for female construction workers. “The ABCC has flushed a...
Dirty Super deal leaves construction workers at insurance risk
Scott Morrison’s dirty deal on superannuation means some workers in construction may not be covered by the death and TPD insurance they need in a hazardous industry, warns the CFMEU. “Morrison and Frydenberg’s superannuation changes will tie workers to one fund for...