Anti-corruption lawyer Geoffrey Watson tells Jacinta Allan to stop ‘misleading people’ over claims he walked back Big Build rorts estimate

A leading corruption expert has told Jacinta Allan to stop “deliberately misleading people” after she suggested he did not ...

Not a misquote, not a backdown: Top lawyer accuses Allan of ‘unacceptable’ verballing

Geoffrey Watson says he completely stands by his “conservative” estimate that Labor-enabled misconduct cost taxpayers $15 ...
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A secret scheme and plans to expel former leaders — here's what we've heard from Queensland's inquiry into the CFMEU

When prominent anti-corruption barrister Geoffrey Watson SC was asked to investigate alleged misconduct within Queensland's powerful construction union, he had doubts about how bad things were. "I ...
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Victorian CFMEU branch became 'hateful, greedy rabble' under John Setka, report finds

Allegations of crime, corruption, violence and extortion within the Victorian branch of the CFMEU have been detailed in a report commissioned by the federal government into the troubled union. The ...
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CFMEU inquiry hears 'cycle of lawlessness' and violence operated in Queensland

Queensland Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) bosses revelled in being outlaws who were "feared by everybody," a prominent barrister has told a commission of inquiry. The ...