Zoe Daniel says previous body set up by Coalition to oversee unions was ‘so politicised’ that it could not be effective
Independent MP Zoe Daniel says Labor must resolve issues with the CFMEU and an independent administrator may not be enough.Independent MP Zoe Daniel says Labor must resolve issues with the CFMEU and an independent administrator may not be enough.
“Everyone has known to some degree that it has been going on, and it does feel like it has been convenient to turn a blind eye and it is now Labor’s problem. There’s risk and they have to resolve this.” The opposition leader, Peter Dutton, described Labor’s move to appoint an independent administrator as the “weakest possible path” and pledged to introduce a bill to parliament to restore the ABCC in the next sitting period.
The shadow treasurer, Angus Taylor, said Albanese should deregister the union, bring back the ABCC and hand back any political donations the CFMEU had given to Labor.On Thursday, the ALP federal executive announced it was suspending the affiliation rights of the Victorian, NSW, Tasmanian and South Australian branches of the CFMEU’s construction division.
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