Government and Union at Odds Over Worker Support Following CFMEU Saga

Published on August 28, 2024

Within a week of the CFMEU going into administration, the government and union representatives are at odds over which side has broader labour support. While reports suggest that over 50,000 union members took to the streets on Aug. 27 to protest the new law, Workplace Relations Minister Murray Watt said the government maintains the backing of the “broader labour movement.” Watt is overseeing the implementation of the law that placed the CFMEU’s construction division into administration. Speaking on ABC radio on Aug. 28, Watt said he was “pretty disturbed” by some of the imagery at the Brisbane protests, describing it as indicative of the culture that developed under the current leadership....

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