Inquiry Progress Recap

Last Week

Senior inquiry staff conducted a media conference outside a Gold Coast traffic management company. The inquiry stated it would investigate the company's potential connections to Melbourne underworld figure Mick Gatto.

The inquiry stated it would investigate the company's potential connections to Melbourne underworld figure Mick Gatto.

The company reported not receiving prior notification of the visit and maintains its operations are legitimate.

Last Month

An inquiry held its first series of three-day public hearings for the year. Evidence was presented by a senior civil construction industry figure and a barrister who previously investigated corruption for the CFMEU administrators.

Discussions focused on the barrister's recent Victorian report and allegations that a former Labor minister directed a department to negotiate with the union.

Last Year

During two weeks of hearings in November and December, the inquiry heard testimony from government-appointed CFMEU administration figures.

This testimony concerned the former leadership's alleged use of violence to expand into civil construction.

A subsequent hearing block further investigated these alleged efforts, including statements from two union leaders involved.