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Federal government paid $3.8m in personal protection for then CFMEU administrator

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Senate committee also hears Murray Watt needed personal security after sending the union into administrationGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government has paid millions of dollars in personal protection for the administrators of the CFMEU, and had to organise security for minister Murray Watt after he introduced the legislation that placed the union into administration, it has been revealed.Under questioning from Liberal senator Jane Hume in the Senate committee on education and employment legislation, it was revealed that the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) has paid millions of dollars to keep the administrators safe. Continue reading…

Senate committee also hears Murray Watt needed personal security after sending the union into administrationGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government has paid millions of dollars in personal protection for the administrators of the CFMEU, and had to organise security for minister Murray Watt after he introduced the legislation…

Senate committee also hears Murray Watt needed personal security after sending the union into administrationGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government has paid millions of dollars in personal protection for the administrators of the CFMEU, and had to organise security for minister Murray Watt after he introduced the legislation that placed the union into administration, it has been revealed.Under questioning from Liberal senator Jane Hume in the Senate committee on education and employment legislation, it was revealed that the…

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