Overview
- Victoria’s Taskforce Hawk led coordinated searches with Queensland detectives on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, executing warrants in Victoria and at the CFMEU’s Bowen Hills office in Brisbane.
- Authorities say search-warrant material alleges union officials sought to corrupt a member of a registered trade union, a federal offence under investigation across Queensland and New South Wales.
- Three people were arrested by Victorian police and were taken for interview, and the CFMEU said it had been notified of the probe and will cooperate fully.
- On-scene reporting described about 10 plain-clothed officers, a security guard inside the Brisbane premises and four unmarked police cars outside during the raid.
- Investigators expect the material gathered to inform the ongoing Queensland commission of inquiry and the forthcoming Victorian royal commission and to shape any future criminal prosecutions.