The CFMEU had unprecedented access to state government ministers and was critical to engage with if contractors wanted to get access to lucrative infrastructure projects, according to confidential memos sent to a leading builder on Victoria’s Big Build.
Chris Young, KC, counsel assisting the Royal Commission into Integrity of Major Public and Civil Infrastructure Construction Projects in Victoria, on Monday revealed the documents sent to senior executives at John Holland as part of hearings into what former premier and then-transport minister Jacinta Allan’s office advised the builder during a CFMEU dispute.
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