Overview

• The inquiry holds sweeping powers to compel documents and testimony from union officials, former ministers and other witnesses.
• Premier David Crisafulli has referred Watson’s findings to the Crime and Corruption Commission as both major parties seek construction sector reforms.
• Geoffrey Watson SC concluded that CFMEU officials ran a systematic campaign of violence and intimidation that forced some workers to quit, relocate or seek medical help.
• Industry groups including the Queensland Major Contractors Association and National Association of Women in Construction have urged a royal commission to safeguard projects and protect witnesses.
• Former branch leaders Michael Ravbar and Jade Ingham have refused to cooperate with the inquiry and publicly disputed the report’s allegations.