In further toughening of stance, government considers calls for joint federal and state police taskforce to investigate unions
The Albanese government will next week push for new powers to appoint an administrator of the construction union, due to a delay in
Watt had given the construction division a deadline of Friday to agree to the appointment. But Labor would probably need to introduce legislation “as early as possible” next week, he said, because of justice Michael Wheelahan’s decision to recuse himself as he had previously acted as counsel against the union.
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