More than $1 million has been donated to Western Australia's major political parties since new disclosure laws were introduced on July 1, ahead of the state election in March 2025.
CFMEU leaders across the country have been sacked after it was put into administration, but Western Australian secretary Mick Buchan will remain in his role.
Industry voices have praised the Fair Work Amendment Bill 2024, which passed through parliament overnight, but said an industry-specific watchdog needed to be established.
The embattled CFMEU and its branches, including the Western Australian arm, will be forced into administration and any officials found to have committed offences will receive a lifetime ban under laws the Coalition said it would support.
Gina Rinehart's agricultural business, S Kidman & Co, has given the Liberal Party of WA a boost of almost $100,000 in the lead up to the 2025 state election.
Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss the week in lithium; construction issues; Fortescue's share price tumble; inflationary data; interest rates; house prices; CFMEU action; and Rex's plight.
WA Labor's election war chest has grown towards $250,000 courtesy of donations from high-profile businesses, while WA's peak resources lobby group has given The Nationals a big boost.
The state government will introduce checks for construction union officials seeking worksite entry permits, but remains confident in the conduct of the local branch of the CFMEU.
The WA branch of the CFMEU has accused critics of embarking on a “witch hunt”, breaking its silence on the corruption scandal embroiling its east coast counterparts.
Western Australia's civil construction lobby has warned a workforce pay deal is giving excessive power to the under-siege CFMEU and placing pressure on building costs.
The state's peak union body will seek assurances over the local conduct of the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union, Acting Premier Rita Saffioti has revealed.
The Liberal Party of WA has accused Premier Roger Cook of being “in hiding” as other state and federal governments respond to serious allegations against the CFMEU's Victorian division.
Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti is reluctant to comment on the state branch of the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union despite moves made by other Australian leaders.
The Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union has sued the country's biggest grain handler, alleging it failed to fully pay workers during a strike at its Kwinana premises.
WA Labor has received almost $140,000 worth of donations since the state's new disclosure laws kicked off on July 1, with Perdaman the latest business to give to the party.
Qube has vowed to defend a $15.5 million lawsuit it's facing at the hands of the maritime union over claims it unlawfully docked the wages of up to 1,000 stevedores.
The Fair Work Commission has ruled against a COVID vaccination mandate applying to coal mine workers in NSW but the ruling is unlikely to have a big impact in Western Australia.
Jay Weatherill has backed higher wages and improved benefits for childcare workers as Australia's early education sector grapples with a tightening labour market.
The state's construction union has voiced its disappointment over the government's failure to include cascading statutory trusts in its Security of Payment Bill.
Investigators have reassembled the roof of a building at Perth's Curtin University that collapsed in October, killing an apprentice construction worker and injuring two others.
A major investigation is under way into the "catastrophic failure" at a building site at Perth's Curtin University that left an apprentice construction worker dead and two others injured.
One day after the federal government's so-called union-busting laws failed to pass the Senate, the CFMEU has sought to turn the focus on construction boss Gerry Hanssen whose company was fined in the Federal Court today.
Premier Mark McGowan said he was very disappointed with outcome of the Labor state conference, and on the same day has flagged a removal of an allowance perk for MPs.
Business people could face up to 20 years in prison and their company fined up to $10 million under industrial manslaughter laws to be introduced by the state government.
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The Australian Building & Construction Commission has commenced legal proceedings against the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union and three of its officers, including WA state secretary Michael Buchan.
