Overview
- Premier David Crisafulli vowed to drive the CFMEU out of Queensland, describing a culture of bullying, intimidation and misogyny on building sites.
- The royal commission-style inquiry will be led by Stuart Wood AM KC with three counsels assisting for an initial 12 months with the option to extend.
- An interim CFMEU administration inquiry and Sydney Morning Herald reporting allege NSW contractor Future Form was linked to firebombings and threats, which the company denies.
- Separate reporting alleges Webuild ignored red flags about Future Form on the Western Sydney Airport project, with emails and site records pointing to safety breaches, underpayment and sham contracting claims.
- Federal ministers asked regulators to review the airport work as critics warn the Queensland probe could be used to scrutinise links between the CFMEU and the former Labor government for political gain.