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Robyn Wuth

Criminologists liken CFMEU to organised crime group

Criminologists say the CFMEU's use of fear and pressure resemble classic crime group tactics. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

The CFMEU's behaviour in Queensland looks less like a union and more like an organised crime outfit, two of the world's leading criminologists say.

Professors Federico Varese and Paolo Campana say the union's alleged conduct was likely to fall within criminal governance, where a group uses fear, pressure and back‑room influence to control a market.

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