Should’ve called Saul: Unions say top economist debunks Watson report. He’s never read it
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-07-07 05:00 UTC+10:00
Section: Politics / Victoria
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Science, Australia, Labour & Workers, Elections
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A prominent economist whose work has been used to attack a $15 billion cost estimate for the CFMEU’s appalling behaviour on the Big Build says he was never asked to probe the price of union misconduct as claimed by the campaign promoting his research.
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