Change Branch
State based ABCCs would see more policing of construction workers, less building safety.
The CFMEU National Construction Secretary has slammed a proposal for all states to set up building industry watchdogs like the ABCC. The Master Builders Association is today reported to have approached numerous State Governments to lobby for state-based building...
ABCC pours more money into going after workers while subbies in Queensland owed millions
The Morrison Government has demonstrated once again it is in the pocket of property developers and building industry employer groups by pouring even more resources into going after workers while it does nothing about phoenix companies. Yesterday the Government...
SAFETY ALERT: Spotters on Ground for All Scissor Lift Operators
The South Australian Coroner has recommended that spotters be used whenever scissor lifts are operated on construction sites in order to save construction workers’ lives. The Coroner handed down his findings in the inquest into the death of Jorge Castillo-Riffo, who...
SA Coroner recommends spotters on construction sites to save lives: Inquest findings into death of Jorge Castillo-Riffo
In a finding with ramifications for every construction site around the country, The South Australian Coroner has recommended that spotters be used whenever scissor lifts are operated on construction sites in order to save construction workers’ lives. The Coroner today...