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Underworld figure Mick Gatto attended CFMEU meeting after construction site assaults, Big Build royal commission told
Executive Summary
AI-generatedA former CFMEU official testified before a Royal Commission, detailing a serious assault he and a colleague suffered at a construction site. He also revealed that underworld figure Mick Gatto attended a subsequent meeting and gifted him a gold bracelet, which the official initially refused but later accepted.
The article describes criminal activity and a royal commission investigation into construction site integrity. It lacks a concrete commercial mechanism such as a change in input cost, supply disruption, or investment announcement.
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- The Royal Commission is investigating the integrity of major public and civil infrastructure construction projects in Victoria.
- The former union official, Paul Tzimas, sustained a fractured ankle, while a colleague suffered severe injuries, including a broken eye socket and PTSD.
- Tzimas alleged the assault was carried out by individuals connected to the builders and developers at the site.
- Underworld figure Mick Gatto attended a meeting following the assault and gifted Tzimas a gold bracelet, which Gatto claimed was an olive branch.
- Tzimas noted that other union officials also received similar gold bracelets from Gatto.
- The testimony also touched on the union's involvement in assisting a man convicted of manslaughter seeking parole.
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