CFMEU Corruption Investigation
The CFMEU administrator sent corruption investigators away and later had to sack a top figure.
Two teams of investigators with experience in integrity were assembled to uncover corruption in the union, but were swiftly disbanded.
Former AFP officer Chris Craner was recruited to help investigate wrongdoing at the CFMEU.
Three confidential sources confirmed that CFMEU administrator Mark Irving KC failed to enact advice to seek more powers from the federal government to deal with wrongdoing.
- Irving was concerned that seeking more powers could risk reviving calls for the coalition's Australian Building and Construction Commission.
- Suspected corrupt officials took key roles within the union while serious misconduct allegations remained untouched for months.
Author's summary: Corruption investigation in CFMEU was abandoned.