The Nine newspapers and 60 Minutes exposé of alleged links between criminal elements and the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) demands a strong response by the Victorian, NSW and federal Labor governments.
The revelations raise, yet again, the question of how construction industry unions should be regulated.
This issue has been the subject of many inquiries and royal commissions, most recently the Heydon Royal Commission on Trade Union Governance and Corruption.
