The man who once wielded enormous influence over Australia’s construction industry faced court on Friday, accused of harassment and making threats against a union administrator.

John Setka is taking his fight against Labor all the way to the top, with the CFMEU boss launching Supreme Court action to halt Anthony Albanese’s move to expel him from the party. In a writ filed ...

Setka was arrested at his home last month and charged with seven counts of “using a carriage service to menace, harass and offend”, with a mobile phone and iPad seized by detectives. Early this month ...