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A Labor Party operator has described Australians who work at a desk as 'less important' as a militant construction union negotiates $120,000 pay for traffic controllers on road and rail projects.
The union’s national construction division secretary, Zach Smith, hasn’t been in the role long but is already making a splash in Canberra’s corridors of power.
Victorian CFMEU boss John Setka will retire from the role by the end of the year, ending more than a decade as the influential leader of the construction union.
The Independent politician from Tasmania held an emotionally-charged conference in Canberra on Thursday.
Labor will be forced to introduce special legislation after Coalition prevented last-minute amendments to fix the issue