The Latest Breaking News from Mark Irving KC

Weeding out crims 'problematic': ex-union administrator

The former CFMEU administrator has told an inquiry identifying infiltration by organised crime figures that it remains an issue for the embattled union.

AAP · Aug 26

FED:CFMEU administrator appointed after shock resignation

A union veteran has been appointed to oversee the clean-up of embattled construction union the CFMEU after his predecessor resigned midway through his term.

AAP · May 22

CFMEU administrator appointed after shock resignation

A union veteran has been appointed to oversee the clean-up of embattled construction union the CFMEU after his predecessor resigned midway through his term.

AAP · May 22

Dumping militant union 'will invite construction chaos'

An inquiry into a militant union has been described how two men ruled their "personal fiefdom" by fear, intimidation and a voting hornswoggle.

AAP · Nov 20, 2025

Hi-vis inquiry hijinks: minister rejects union claims

Accusations made against the CFMEU's administrator have been rejected as disgraceful, with a potential inquiry into the union's conduct to take place.

AAP · Oct 27, 2025

Defiant CFMEU launches protests over court decision

Defiant CFMEU workers have launched protests in a capital city CBD, taking to the streets after a legal challenge by the embattled organisation was rejected.

AAP · Jun 19, 2025

High Court rejects CFMEU bid to end federal takeover

A federal government takeover of the embattled CFMEU will continue after the High Court dismissed a challenge to administrators overseeing the union.

AAP · Jun 17, 2025

Mafia-style laws mooted to stop construction 'rip-off'

The opposition wants US-style laws to jail organised crime bosses it says are pulling the strings of alleged construction sector corruption.

AAP · Mar 16, 2025

CFMEU faces fresh investigations into alleged corruption in Queensland, NSW and SA branches

Union’s administrator accepts all seven of Geoffrey Watson SC’s recommendations, including looking into alleged links to motorcycle gangs

The Guardian - AU · Sep 17, 2024

'Unexceptional': CFMEU organiser's rant reveals all

Violence and intimidation were so prevalent in the construction arm of the CFMEU's Victorian branch that aggressive threats caught on video were 'commonplace'.

AAP · Sep 15, 2024