The federal government will introduce laws to force the CFMEU to accept an administrator, after the construction union failed to consent to doing so.
  • In short: Special legislation to force the CFMEU to accept an administrator will be introduced to parliament “as a matter of urgency”.
  • The workplace relations minister said the CFMEU had acted too slowly on an application before the courts to appoint an administrator.
  • What’s next? The legislation will be introduced when parliament resumes next week, which the government hopes can be passed without review.