Police visit CFMEU headquarters in Brisbane, Australia
In Australia, police visited the headquarters of the CFMEU construction industry union in Brisbane. The Queensland Police Service confirmed that its officers were at the building in the Bowen Hills area in the morning.
Inquiries referred to Victoria Police
The Queensland Police Service provided no further details and referred further inquiries to Victoria Police. As ABC News reports, the newsroom requested comment from Victoria Police and the CFMEU.
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Raids in Melbourne and investigation
The police visit to the CFMEU office in Brisbane came weeks after raids at the union's Melbourne offices. An investigation into allegations of possible corruption in the CFMEU is also ongoing in Queensland. The source does not state whether the officers' presence in Bowen Hills is connected to this investigation or to the previous raids in Melbourne.
The ABC report refers to the consideration of allegations of possible corruption, rather than established violations or the union's guilt. No further details of the situation were provided at the time of publication.
