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Federal government paid $3.8m in personal protection for then CFMEU administrator
- The federal government spent about $3.8 million on personal protection for CFMEU administrator Mark Irving.
- The administration of the CFMEU began in 2024, prompting security provisions for the union and minister involved.
- Crosby was appointed as administrator after Irving and is set to receive security funding.
- Senate committee hearings explored whether security costs were justified and who bears responsibility.
- Australia’s DEWR said security protection is regularly checked and provided to safeguard administrators.
- The threats were described as credible threats by the AFP and linked to organised crime around construction.
- Watt stated it was the government’s responsibility to protect individuals who took on union reform roles.
- Michael Crosby is set to receive $5.3 million for personal protective security over two years.
- The article notes investigations by the AFP into unlawful conduct across the building industry.
- Sally McManus, secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, also needed security, though the government did not fund it.
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