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Victoria Police Raid CFMEU Headquarters, Arrest Five Amid Corruption Probe

Sourced from 4 publications

  • •Victoria Police raided the CFMEU's Melbourne headquarters, arresting five people.
  • •The raid was part of a secret commissions and corruption investigation by Taskforce Hawk.
  • •Search warrants were executed at six addresses in connection with the probe.
  • •The CFMEU is one of the most powerful unions in Australia, increasing the significance of the raid.

Sources

CFMEU headquarters raided, five arrested

Thewest

Five arrested in dramatic raids on CFMEU headquarters

Dailymail

Police raid CFMEU headquarters

Perthnow

CFMEU headquarters raided in secret commissions probe

Theage

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