Jul 31, 2026 – 1.09pmA major Victorian labour hire firm that engaged Mick Gatto to deal with the CFMEU and secure its contracts on the Big Build paid him more than $1 million in fees, even when it could not pay its own workers and was racking up more than $13 million in tax debt, a commission of inquiry has heard.Corruption buster Geoffrey Watson, SC, who investigated the Victorian union on behalf of its administrator, on Friday defended his findings on M Group in combative scenes in the Queensland inquiry into the CFMEU.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Gatto paid $1m to keep CFMEU at bay at Big Build sites, inquiry hears
A labour hire firm paid Mick Gatto to deal with the union and secure contracts, even when it could not pay workers or $13 million in taxes, an inquiry heard.
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