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Coalition agrees to pass Labor’s CFMEU bill
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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8/20/2024
The Coalition has agreed to pass the federal government's urgent bill to force the embattled CFMEU into administration.
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Stalling, haggling and arm wrestling.
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They spent the best part of three days curling up into a little ball.
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Tell me when you're ready.
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Political tactics.
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The bill that was tabled by the minister in the parliament, four sitting days to go, looked
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like quite frankly it could have been drafted by John Setka.
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Proceed a parliamentary deal.
00:27
We are now in a position to provide passage of that bill.
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On the back of allegations the union's been infiltrated by organised crime, the federal
00:35
government's pushing new laws to force it into administration.
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It's now secured the coalition's support by agreeing to a minimum three year period of
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administration, additional parliamentary scrutiny, potential life bans for officials and the
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blocking of union money to political parties.
00:54
The time for corruption, criminality, violence and bikies in Australia's construction union
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and the industry is coming to an end.
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There'll be a greater transparency and for us that means that the business that you're
01:09
doing should be a lot more predictable and for those that have been suffering bullying
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and intimidation, that's finished.
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For the Greens, the legislation's rushed and far reaching.
01:20
Any time the coalition and Labor join together to do one of these kinds of attacks, I think
01:25
warning bells should go off.
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The CFMEU has labelled this legislation shameful and unnecessary, saying allegations of criminality
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should be dealt with by a court rather than parliament.
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The government secured an early win with this deal, but the construction union is only just
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beginning its fight back.
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