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The probe has wrapped up its tenth block of public hearings with explosive new allegations of political interference levelled against senior Palaszczuk government ministers Mick de Brenni and Grace Grace ... .

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CFMEU leader pressured regulator to target certain contractors, inquiry hears

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 10 Jun 2026

Former Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC) licencing manager Graham Easterby told the inquiry the regulator was pressured to target certain contractors by the CFMEU ... .

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Bureaucrat breaks down in tears at Queensland CFMEU misconduct inquiry

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 09 Jun 2026

Andrea Fox told the inquiry she was threatened with violence in a meeting with ousted CFMEU boss Michael Ravbar in 2018 ... .

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Federal government paid $3.8m in personal protection for then CFMEU administrator

The Guardian 02 Jun 2026

The federal government has paid millions of dollars in personal protection for the administrators of the CFMEU, and had to organise security ...

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Union executive Michael Crosby takes over as CFMEU administrator

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 22 May 2026

Mr Crosby replaces outgoing barrister Mark Irving KC, who announced his resignation last month ... .

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CFMEU scandal ‘semantics’ further proof of zero-tolerance furphy

Sydney Morning Herald 19 May 2026

The idea that the state government has no tolerance for corruption is being demolished by a torrent of reporting ....

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Inquiry witness claims CFMEU planted asbestos to get project shut down

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 13 May 2026

The inquiry heard the CFMEU was making social media posts attacking the credibility of WHSQ employees ... .

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CFMEU delegates hired as health and safety representatives, inquiry hears

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 30 Apr 2026

The commission of inquiry into the CFMEU in Queensland hears that contractors were pressured to hire delegates as safety representatives at a Cross River Rail site ... .

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Head of CFMEU threatened bureaucrats at meeting, inquiry hears

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 29 Apr 2026

The Commission of Inquiry into the CFMEU is in its eighth round of hearings and CPB Contractors general manager Vince Sanfilippo is in his second day giving evidence ... .

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Refusal to work with CFMEU cost contractor major work, inquiry told

Sydney Morning Herald 29 Apr 2026

Then-CFMEU leader Jade Ingham told a contractor its bid for a hospital project failed because it didn’t work with the union, the inquiry has heard ....

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Andrew McKellar interview on 4BC Drive regarding CFMEU (ACCI - Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry)

Public Technologies 29 Apr 2026

Andrew McKellar interview on 4BC Drive with Gary Hardgrave about CFMEU ... I just say everybody who buys a cubic metre of concrete in suburban Brisbane to do a little project at home are competing with CFMEU featherbedded project costs.

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Former Qld minister engages lawyers to represent her at CFMEU inquiry

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 28 Apr 2026

Grace Grace has come under fire during the inquiry, with claims last week she threatened contractors on a major project that she would tear up a contract if they did not work with the union ... .

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It’s time for a Royal Commission into the CFMEU (ACCI - Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry)

Public Technologies 28 Apr 2026

It's time for a Royal Commission into the CFMEU ... The resignation of the CFMEU administrator only heightens the need for a Royal Commission into the union, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) says.

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CFMEU administrator Mark Irving KC resigns

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 27 Apr 2026

Mark Irving KC says the next "rebuild phase" of the union requires someone with "a different set of skills" ... .

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'Things could get ugly': CFMEU interference under spotlight at inquiry

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 24 Apr 2026

The commission of inquiry into the CFMEU has this week heard the union had a complex relationship with the former Labor government ... .