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What are the protests against Victoria's construction union all about? An expert explains

  • Written by Giuseppe Carabetta, Senior Lecturer, Sydney University Business School, University of Sydney

After violence on Monday outside the Melbourne offices of the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy union, the Victorian government ordered a snap two-week shutdown of the construction industry. Yesterday these protests continued, with up to 2,000 demonstrators holding up traffic around Melbourne’s CBD and clashing with police.

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