More than 10,000 workers take to the streets around Australia in protest against the federal takeover of the CFMEU
More than 10,000 workers have taken to the streets around Australia in protest against the federal takeover of the CFMEU, with one sacked branch leader, confirmed he would be the applicant for the case. “This is going to be the biggest challenge and the biggest fight that we’ve ever had,” Ravbar told the Brisbane crowd “but we’re all up for it”.
Leaders from other blue-collar unions spoke at rallies in several cities and federal Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather also spoke at the Brisbane rally, accusing the Labor government of “attacking” the CFMEU “on untested allegations”. The action comes days after the union was placed into administration by the federal attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, amid allegations of links to organised crime and corruption in the construction arm.Calls for urgent action over deadly synthetic opioid |due to the rapid emergence of nitazenes, a synthetic opioid up to 500 times stronger than heroin that can require just two milligrams to be fatal.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Greens leader ducks CFMEU donation questions as government introduces new lawAdam Bandt indicated his party would not back federal legislation forcing the CFMEU into administration but was silent on donations his party has received from the union.
Read more »
Greens leader ducks CFMEU donation questions as government introduces new lawAdam Bandt indicated his party would not back federal legislation forcing the CFMEU into administration but was silent on donations his party has received from the union.
Read more »
Greens leader ducks CFMEU donation questions as government introduces new lawAdam Bandt indicated his party would not back federal legislation forcing the CFMEU into administration but was silent on donations his party has received from the union.
Read more »
Labor to turn on Greens in meme offensive over stalled CFMEU billLabor is threatening the Greens with a social media offensive in marginal seats that paints MPs as puppets of disgraced CFMEU boss John Setka unless its bill is passed.
Read more »
Labor to turn on Greens in meme offensive over stalled CFMEU billLabor is threatening the Greens with a social media offensive in marginal seats that paints MPs as puppets of disgraced CFMEU boss John Setka unless its bill is passed.
Read more »
‘Conspicuous silence’: Labor, Coalition strike blow against Greens’ CFMEU allegianceLabor and the Coalition have come together to attack the Greens’ “conspicuous silence” on the CFMEU as the government introduces another bill to enforce an administrator to the construction and general division of the embattled union.
Read more »