Mathew Dunckley
Mathew Dunckley is deputy editor at The Age. He was previously digital editor at the Age, national business editor for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age and Melbourne bureau chief for the Australian Financial Review.
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Setka charged with harassing a CFMEU administrator
The disgraced former union boss is facing fresh criminal charges over allegations he issued a Christmas Day threat to an official from the union’s administration.
- Alexander Darling and Mathew Dunckley
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‘I won’t be intimidated’: Coalition frontbencher fires back at Gatto
The Liberal Party senator won’t take backward step after underworld figure Mick Gatto threatened to sue.
- Mathew Dunckley and Olivia Ireland
How the CFMEU scandal unfolded
Our reporting in the Building Bad series, now acknowledged with a Gold Walkley, came after work over 18 years by investigative journalists.
- Mathew Dunckley and Michael Bachelard
Balaclava-wearing gang stab boy in broad daylight
The attack is the second violent gang attack within days on Springvale’s main road.
- Mathew Dunckley
Lifting rates won’t save cash-strapped councils. Their residents can’t afford it
Victoria’s councils say they are straining under mounting costs, but higher rates won’t help because residents’ capacity to pay is reaching its limit.
- Mathew Dunckley
This week’s most evasive MPs, plus signs it’s business as usual for the CFMEU
Awkward timing for a big developer and its CFMEU dealings, while MPs in Spring Street duck and weave.
- Mathew Dunckley
Collingwood hit by fresh racism claims
Club chief executive Craig Kelly is accused of repeatedly making inappropriate comments to a club employee who is now suing for hurt, humiliation and distress.
- Katie Bice and Mathew Dunckley
After deriding Pesutto, Allan confirms her government is also examining Indigenous planning approvals
The state government launched a sharp attack on the opposition over its cultural heritage review, but has now admitted it also has an eye on the system.
- Mathew Dunckley
CFMEU scandal: Government rejects plan to get bikies off Victoria’s building sites
As state parliament considers a plan to keep bikies off building sites, Labor and Greens leaders have been quizzed about their response to the CFMEU revelations.
- Mathew Dunckley
Four Melbourne suburbs targeted in government’s latest housing plan
A pilot program will aim to encourage developers to build in middle ring suburbs, while new data shows councils are more likely to reject a certain type of development.
- Mathew Dunckley and Kieran Rooney