When Tony Abbott took to the stage of an anti-carbon tax rally outside Parliament House back in 2011, the imagery was appalling and the condemnation swift. On Tuesday, Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather took to the stage of a rally in Brisbane, protesting legislation passed last week to force the CFMEU into administration. Greens leader defends MP's CFMEU rally attendance but …
Australian cities have faced disruption as tens of thousands of people marched in protest against the forced administration of the construction arm of the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union. "This an attack not just on construction workers but on every worker in this country because Labor has set a dangerous precedent," Mr Chandler-Mather said. "These are construction workers who …