Victorian premier defends response to CFMEU allegations as state leaders distance themselves from unions

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Victorian premier defends response to CFMEU allegations as state leaders distance themselves from unions
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Jacinta Allan faced media again today over fresh reports she was sent documents in 2022, that contained evidence CFMEU officials had "threatened violence".

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has defended her response to serious allegations against the party's CFMEU state branch and rejected suggestions she could have intervened sooner, as other state leaders seek to distance themselves from the union.this week uncovered revelations that underworld figures and bikie gang members had infiltrated the state's union within the construction industry.

Allan did concede that serious concerns had been raised with her in writing and in person in the past two years but blamed the failings of federal watchdogs who she said wield the industrial powers. Queensland Premier Steven Miles today announced he would no longer meet with union representatives or accept donations until he was satisfied there was no wrongdoing."I've asked the Police Commissioner to confirm with the Victorian Police that they don't have any reason to believe that it applies here in Queensland," he said today.

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