Jun 24, 2026 – 1.39pmThe Albanese government is pushing through laws that will allow it to discriminate against contractors by preferencing those with union deals on Commonwealth projects, with the legislation expected to pass through parliament early next week.Labor and the Greens passed a motion in parliament on Tuesday to vote on the controversial Building Cooperative Workplaces Bill on Monday without any Senate committee inquiry and guillotined debate to an hour.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Labor rushing laws that ‘rig procurement’ in favour of CFMEU
The bill is expected to pass next week after the Greens and Labor guillotined debate and avoided a Senate inquiry into the controversial provision.
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