As the billions pouring into Victoria’s Big Build rose, so too should have the accountability. Premier Jacinta Allan must explain how the CFMEU gained sway over this honey pot.
You can’t move in Melbourne without being reminded of the Victorian Labor government’s $100 billion Big Build program.
Pallas said the event was not a fundraiser, despite the union labelling it as such internally, and boasting of the billions of dollars of work that was flowing to members and affiliated builders thanks to the Big Build program.Rather, the treasurer described the lunch as merely “an industry forum involving representatives from unions, employers and government”.
, rather than the Australian Workers Union, effectively granting the CFMEU huge sway over who wins and loses from the Big Build billions. it is now clear that the CFMEU has gained enormous control over which companies and individuals get access to Big Build projects, and that this honey pot has led the CFMEU to be infiltrated by criminal elements.
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