Overview
- The January 21 clip shows Gatto at a table with plumbers’ union chief Earl Setches and firefighters’ union leader Peter Marshall aboard a yacht owned by media personality Sam Newman.
- CFMEU administrator Mark Irving and investigator Geoffrey Watson SC have previously branded Gatto a corrosive influence and imposed rules restricting any contact with him.
- Victoria Police continue investigations into suspect payments linked to entities associated with Gatto, including work on the state’s Big Build projects.
- Gatto told 3AW he has done nothing wrong, rejected claims he was paid from the public purse, and said he is being scapegoated for industry problems.
- Separate reporting raised governance concerns at CBUS as director Lucy Weber’s undisclosed relationship with former CFMEU boss Zach Smith came to light, with CFMEU confirming an investigation into allegations against Smith.