When footage of a CFMEU “health inspector” assaulting a woman was made public last week, it shocked a lot of people. But many union members weren’t surprised.

It’s been six months since the CFMEU, one of Australia’s most powerful unions, was put under federal administration. But now, the lawyer tasked with investigating corruption within the union is openly saying not only has it not improved – it’s worse than he could have imagined.

Today, associate editor of The Saturday Paper, Martin McKenzie-Murray, on the union members fighting back – and whether the CFMEU can be saved.

 

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Guest: Associate editor of The Saturday Paper, Martin McKenzie-Murray

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When footage of a CFMEU &ldquo;health inspector&rdquo; assaulting a woman was made public last week, it shocked a lot of people. But many union members weren&rsquo;t surprised.
It&rsquo;s been six months since the CFMEU, one of Australia&rsquo;s most powerful unions, was put under federal administration. But now, the lawyer tasked with investigating corruption within the union is openly saying not only has it not improved &ndash; it&rsquo;s worse than he could have imagined.
Today, associate editor of The Saturday Paper, Martin McKenzie-Murray, on the union members fighting back &ndash; and whether the CFMEU can be saved.
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Guest: Associate editor of The Saturday Paper, Martin McKenzie-Murray
Photo: AAP Image / James Ross

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‘The gangsters have gone f*cking nowhere’: The failed clean up of the CFMEU

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