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ABC stars on strike.

The big ABC names who have gone on strike for higher pay

Fran Kelly, David Marr and a host of other staff at the broadcaster walked out for 24 hours on Wednesday morning, leaving the broadcaster without key programs.

  • Calum Jaspan and Kishor Napier-Raman

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Don Johnson, who held roles at CPB until early this year – including as executive general manager from 2018, along with chief operating officer from 2022 – appeared before the inquiry on Thursday.

State role ‘swayed the negotiating balance’ in Cross River Rail talks

Former CPB executive Don Johnson also told a Queensland inquiry the contractor “had to” hire CFMEU safety reps to end the union’s 2023 project lockdown.

  • Matt Dennien
Cross River Rail site on Roma Street, Brisbane.

CFMEU inquiry as it happened: Probe unearths details from key firm behind Cross River Rail

Welcome back for another day of our live coverage of the Commission of Inquiry into the CFMEU and Misconduct in the Construction Industry.

  • Matt Dennien

Witnesses ‘threatened’: AFP sounds underworld alarm on CFMEU probe

A senior federal police officer has warned its investigation into the construction industry is being hampered by threats from organised crime figures.

  • Nick McKenzie and Rachel Eddie
Cross River Rail Delivery Authority chief executive Graeme Newton gave during his day-and-a-half in the Queensland CFMEU inquiry witness box this week.

How the CFMEU tried to, and did, influence Qld’s biggest rail project

Cross River Rail boss Graeme Newton has told a state inquiry of the union’s extensive pressure campaign, including the early sidelining of a key internal critic.

  • Matt Dennien
Cross River Rail chief executive Graeme Newton during construction of the main tunnel.

CFMEU inquiry updates: Probe digs dirt on Cross River Rail as bosses take stand

Welcome back for another day of our live coverage of the Commission of Inquiry into the CFMEU and Misconduct in the Construction Industry.

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The Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) has launched a campaign urging the state government to prevent the loss of staff at train stations across southeast Queensland.

Union slams ‘reckless’ staff cuts putting vulnerable train passengers at risk

Under the proposal, train stations across south-east Queensland will no longer be staffed after 1pm on weekdays and on weekends.

  • Courtney Kruk
Then-minister Jacinta Allan with Kevin Devlin at a press event in 2021.

Who knew and what it cost: Interstate infrastructure chiefs face grilling on CFMEU

Queensland’s commission of inquiry is lining up evidence from a high-powered board of public officials.

  • Nick McKenzie and Rachel Eddie
The Cross River Rail project under construction.

CFMEU inquiry news updates: Spotlight turns to Cross River Rail, with bosses on stand

The commission of inquiry resumes this week at the Brisbane Magistrates Court and is set to turn its sights to the Cross River Rail project. Follow live.

  • Matt Dennien
Victoria’s top infrastructure official Kevin Devlin is said to have repeatedly warned Jacinta Allan about problems with the CFMEU before the Building Bad expose.

Infrastructure boss ‘warned’ Allan as CFMEU ran rampant

Sources say the Big Build’s top public servant repeatedly raised concerns in private about industrial trouble on the government’s sites.

  • Nick McKenzie, Sumeyya Ilanbey and Kieran Rooney