‘Extraordinary, unforeseeable’ and extremely costly: CFMEU pricetag of each Metro station revealed
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-07-21 05:00 UTC+10:00
Section: National / Victoria
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Australia, Labour & Workers
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Snippet:
Premier Jacinta Allan authorised an $837 million taxpayer payment to a Big Build consortium after it threatened to sue the government, a move that would have publicly aired claims Labor had forced it to cave in to CFMEU demands and what that added to the cost of every new train station on the signature Metro Tunnel project.
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