A Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) signage at a Metro Tunnel site in Melbourne. Source: AAP Image/Joel Carrett
Laws to reinstate a construction sector watchdog will be brought to federal parliament, the Opposition leader says, following revelations about the embattled CFMEU.
Peter Dutton says the Coalition will bring forward laws for the Australian Building and Construction Commission to monitor the industry, when parliament next meets in August.
It comes as the CFMEU’s construction division has been accused of taking kickbacks, being linked to organised crime and employing standover tactics on worksites, with federal Labor cutting ties with the union on Thursday.
Dutton said the construction watchdog, which was wound down in February 2023, needed to be brought back to ensure standards were kept in the industry.
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