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Article The Guardian World News

Labour hire firm paid Mick Gatto more than $1m to secure work on Big Build, CFMEU inquiry told

The Guardian World News July 31, 2026 · 6:11 am Read Original
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Labour hire firm paid Mick Gatto more than $1m to secure work on Big Build, CFMEU inquiry told

M Group’s lawyer tells inquiry while the firm’s directors ‘may have done business with Gatto’ they were not ‘frontmen’ for himFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA labour hire company accused of being a front for underworld figure Mick Gatto paid him more than $1m over nine years, with its lawyer telling an inquiry it did so to secure work on Victorian government Big Build sites where the construction union had influence.Integrity expert Geoffrey Watson SC appeared before the Queensland inquiry into the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) on Friday, defending his Rotting from the Top report, which alleged Gatto controlled several M Group companies through “dummy directors” Michael Portia an

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Source The Guardian World News
Published Jul 31, 2026 · 6:11 am
Article ID tvu7ur4
Original URL Open source
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