Prime minister tells CFMEU boss to drop war against AFL, rejects accusations of weakness

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said it was "common sense" for Victorian CFMEU boss John Setka to drop his threats against the AFL .

The Victorian CFMEU secretary is demanding the AFL sack its head of umpiring, Stephen McBurney, warning his staff will not cooperate with the league to deliver construction projects on time and on budget. The AFL is backing Mr McBurney, and the prime minister was asked whether Mr Setka should end his campaign against the league.He added he had never even heard of Mr McBurney, and was not sure what his role was, until the CFMEU boss had weighed in this week.On Wednesday, when asked about Mr Setka's comments, the prime minister said the union boss was no longer a member of the Labor party.

"What has booting Mr Setka out of the Australian Labor Party got to do with Mr Setka's actions today?" Senator Cash asked."They still delivered Mr Setka's number one demand, the abolition of the Australian Building and Construction Commission — one of the very first acts when they came to government.

"And if the AFL are going to employ people like McBurney — well, why would our members want to go out of their way in facilitate that? They'll just work as normal, and that's it, and if it runs behind, that's bad luck.

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