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Australian crane-hire companies seek labor-union documents in cartel lawsuit

By Saloni Sinha ( October 23, 2025, 06:20 GMT | Insight) -- Four mobile crane-hire companies and four of their senior executives, accused by Australia’s competition regulator of cartel conduct, have sought the release of documents concerning a construction union, arguing the union’s actions are highly relevant to the case. In a Federal Court of Australia hearing on Thursday, lawyer Michelle Painter, acting for one of the four companies, said the accused businesses wanted access to documents obtained by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission about actions of the union, to better understand the allegations. Four mobile crane-hire companies and four of their senior executives, accused by Australia’s competition regulator of cartel conduct, have sought the release of documents concerning a construction union, arguing the union’s actions are highly relevant to the case....

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