Review targets workplace watchdog’s stomach for construction fights

A review of the Fair Work Ombudsman found the highly politicised nature of its oversight of the construction industry, including attacks on it from unions, was a significant obstacle to its enforcement of workplace laws in the sector.

The findings in the KPMG review were revealed as the CFMEU threatened to withhold voting support for the ailing Queensland Labor government, and its workers walked off a flagship state construction project.