Northern Metropolitan Region
Evan MULHOLLAND (Northern Metropolitan) (14:16): (974) My constituency question is to the Premier. I refer to my previous constituency question to her in May of 2023 in her then capacity as Minister for Transport and Infrastructure. In that question I asked about reports that she was warned about potential CFMEU coercion – illegal coercion – and exclusion of Indigenous firms from the state’s infrastructure projects last year and subsequent reports that a Mick Gatto linked, CFMEU-backed Indigenous labour firm is now working on the duplication of Mickleham Road in my electorate. The Premier claimed at that time that industrial relations was a federal matter and the state government could do nothing about it. To my surprise now in 2024, with these allegations covered in the media, she has expressed disgust and called for an independent review. Where was the action last year when I raised these allegations with you, Premier, and why has it taken so long for you to act?