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Queensland CFMEU construction industry inquiry

Overview

A state inquiry into the CFMEU and misconduct in the construction industry is examining various incidents of union-led blockades and violence at the Cross River Rail project in Queensland.

Testimony regarding a July 2023 standoff at the Boggo Road station site revealed that middle management felt “abandoned” by leadership after reporting threats involving weapons. Witnesses stated that site managers were instructed by superiors not to contact police during the blockade, which followed a serious workplace injury.

In a separate matter related to the inquiry, officials investigated a May 2024 confrontation at the Dutton Park station site. During this incident, a brawl occurred between workers and CFMEU picket lines. The inquiry head, Stuart Wood, accused a former site manager of “deliberately withholding evidence” regarding the event, which included reviewing communications where managers discussed the risks of escalating the situation by attempting to bypass union blockades.

Entities

CFMEU · Stuart Wood · Patrick O’Brien · CPB · Cross River Rail

Timeline

  1. [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Queensland Cross River Rail staff report union threats during inquiry

    Management at Queensland’s Cross River Rail project testified to a state inquiry that they were abandoned by superiors after reporting threats and weapons during a 2023 CFMEU-led construction blockade.

  2. [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Queensland CFMEU inquiry accuses rail manager of withholding evidence

    A Queensland inquiry head has accused a Brisbane rail project manager of withholding evidence regarding a violent May 2024 brawl during a CFMEU union blockade at the Cross River Rail site.

Sources

americanindependent.com · brisbanetimes.com.au · m.smh.com.au · theage.com.au