US EditionCoalition promises Australian version of United States’ RICO act to target CFMEU
- The Coalition plans to create a federal taskforce, led by the Australian Federal Police, to investigate alleged corruption linked to the CFMEU, with Peter Dutton calling the union comparable to 'the mafia.'
- Dutton announced he would write to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to expedite legislation for tougher policing against alleged criminal behavior in the CFMEU, based on U.S. racketeering laws.
- Victoria Police have begun Operation Hawk to examine new allegations of violence and harassment against women connected to the CFMEU.
- Workplace Relations Minister referred the claims regarding organized crime and corruption to the police, stating the issues extend beyond the union itself.
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Allegations of violence against women and criminal conduct within the CFMEU referred to federal police
Workplace relations Minister Murray Watt has referred allegations of violence against women and criminal conduct within the CFMEU to the Federal police. The fresh claims have revived Coalition calls for the construction workers' union to be de-registered and US-style Racketeering laws imposed.
Push for More Sanctions: Footage Emerges of Alleged Violence Against Female Construction Workers
The troubled CFMEU is facing renewed scrutiny after disturbing new allegations of violence and intimidation, particularly against women, on state government construction sites. Footage from media investigations show a bikie-linked health and safety representative allegedly assaulting a woman during a lunch break at government-funded project. Another woman was locked in a small room at a half-built state hospital by a convicted violent offender w…
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