Hadgkiss off
It’s hardly surprising that the scandal engulfing the CFMEU has led to a chorus of calls for the return of the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC), the “tough cop on the beat” that gave us the 2016 double dissolution election and which Labor dismantled in February 2023.
As we’ve already pointed out, much of what was captured by Nine’s reporting on the union took place while that tough cop was still around. But that didn’t stop Sky News getting hold of former ABCC head Nigel Hadgkiss to point out that “Blind Freddie has known the depth of the problem within the building construction industry throughout Australia” and declare he has no confidence in the Albanese government’s ability to fix things.
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