Change Branch
Hadgkiss resignation
The CFMEU has welcomed the resignation of the head of the Australian Building and Construction Commission, Nigel Hadgkiss. The union yesterday called for his resignation after it succeeded in the Federal Court in having the head of the Turnbull Government’s ABCC admit...
Turnbull’s building industry regulator admits breach of the very laws he oversees
The Turnbull Government has been dealt a major blow in the Federal Court today after the head of its building industry watchdog, Nigel Hadgkiss admitted breaching the legislation he is meant to enforce. Hadgkiss, the head of the Australian Building and Construction...
Lives at risk: call for national mandatory asbestos training for apprentices and tradies
The Construction, Forestry Mining and Energy Union has called for mandatory national training on asbestos safety for all tradespeople. It comes after the publication of a Curtin University study finding that three out of four tradespeople cannot identify asbestos in a...