WHY IS THE CFMEU UNDER SCRUNITY?
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* Allegations of widespread intimidation, bribery and criminal links within the union's Victorian and NSW construction divisions
WHAT ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN BY THE UNION?
* The Victorian and South Australian branches placed into administration, with the national office assuming control
* Setting up an investigation into allegations of wrongdoing, led by a legal figure
* No immediate plan to stand down implicated officials pending the outcome
* The Queensland-Northern Territory branch has criticised moves made by the federal government
WHAT ABOUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT?
* Backing a Fair Work Commission court application to nominate an independent administrator
* Threatening to introduce legislation to allow it to put the construction division of the union into administration if the move is challenged
WHAT ABOUT STATE GOVERNMENTS?
* Victoria
- Referred allegations to Victoria Police and the state corruption watchdog
- Requested the suspension of the CFMEU's construction arm from the state Labor Party
- Paused political donations from the union to the state party
- Establishing a review of the powers of state agencies that oversee the construction sector
- Calling for the federal government to review enterprise bargaining agreements in Victoria involving the CFMEU
* NSW
- Requested the NSW Labor branch suspend the union from the state party
- Moving to take the NSW union's construction and general arm to the Industrial Relations Court to impose an independent administrator
- Won't accept any affiliation fees or donations from the union but rebuffing calls to pay money back
- Asking the federal government to review enterprise bargaining agreements in NSW involving the CFMEU
* Tasmania
- Seeking advice on actions including potential deregistration
- Writing to the federal independent administrator, once appointed, to request the investigation covers the actions of the Tasmanian division
* Queensland
- Police Commissioner Steve Gollschewski will liaise with Victorian counterpart Shane Patton on the southern state's police investigation
- Support a review of the enterprise bargaining agreements if deemed appropriate by federal Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke
* Supports move to appoint a external administrators
* South Australia
- Police to investigate bikie links to the CFMEU in SA
- Wrote to the Labor Party national executive to suspend the union's affiliation with the party
* Western Australia
- Unaware if allegations in the eastern states were occurring in WA
- Declared political donations were a matter for the state party secretary
WHAT IS THE ACTU DOING?
* Suspended the construction and general division of the CFMEU from the council until it demonstrates it is a well functioning union, free of any criminal elements
* Urging the CFMEU leadership to support and co-operate with an independent, external administrator
WHAT ARE POLITICAL AND UNION LEADERS SAYING?
* "There can be no place for criminality or corruption in any part of the construction industry" - Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke
* "Nothing will be taken off the table" - Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
* "I'm particularly focused on stamping out this rotten culture" - Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan
* "The current situation is completely intolerable" - NSW Premier Chris Minns
* "We absolutely reiterate our zero tolerance for corruption, criminal activities, all violence" - ACTU secretary Sally McManus
* "Albanese has panicked and soiled himself over some unproven allegations in the media" - CFMEU Qld/NT secretary Michael Ravbar
Australian Associated Press
