Mark Irving
Mark Irving, KC, is the administrator overseeing the CFMEU after it was placed into administration by the Albanese government. He ordered the investigation led by Geoffrey Watson, which uncovered significant financial irregularities involving former union officials.
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Mark Irving, KC, has called for increased action against crime and corruption in the NSW building industry.
$50,000 allegedly offered to victim of crime to withdraw police complaint
Australia· 2026-02-24
Mark Irving had ultimate oversight over Lucy Weber’s appointment to the CBUS board.
CBUS board member resigns over undisclosed relationship with CFMEU bossAustralia· 2026-02-19
Mark Irving is the CFMEU administrator overseeing the investigation into allegations against a former officer.
Mick Gatto at yacht party with union leaders Earl Setches and Peter Marshall, Cbus appointment investigatedAustralia· 2026-02-19
Mark Irving is the CFMEU administrator who described the corruption claims as untested.
Islamic State brides turned around in Syria; Coalition immigration policy leaked; Ritchies IGA urges government to cut tobacco exciseAustralia· 2026-02-17
Mark Irving KC was appointed in August 2024 to administer the CFMEU by the Albanese government after this masthead exposed widespread graft and corruption in the union.
Opposition demands sacking of CFMEU administrator, government says call ‘ridiculous’Australia· 2026-02-11
Mark Irving is the CFMEU administrator who directed Watson to remove explosive findings from the report.
CFMEU report findings from Geoffrey Watson expose bribery, drugs, organised crime and moreAustralia· 2026-02-11
Mark Irving is the CFMEU administrator who released the deleted chapters of Geoffrey Watson's report.
CFMEU report had Geoffrey Watson’s findings removed over Victorian Labor’s enabling of organised crime on federally backed infrastructure projectsAustralia· 2026-02-10
Mark Irving expressed that 99 percent of the crowd would reject neo-Nazis during the protest.
Neo-Nazi chants at anti-immigration rally, Invasion Day protest draws thousands in SydneyAustralia· 2026-01-26
Setka was charged with seven counts of using a carriage service to menace, harass and offend the union’s government-appointed administrator, Mark Irving, KC.
John Setka, disgraced former CFMEU boss, arrested and chargedAustralia· 2025-11-12
Mark Irving is the projects director for Tauranga Business Chamber.
Tauranga CBD’s Elizabeth Towers back on the market – 6 months after being pulled
New Zealand· 2025-11-07
The Coalition has also lifted pressure on Labor amid continued revelations in this masthead of scandals and lawlessness in the construction union and broader sector as government-appointed administrator Mark Irving, KC, struggles to turn the CFMEU around.
Four lawyers walk from CFMEU corruption inquiryAustralia· 2025-10-31
CFMEU administrator Mark Irving is 15 months into a five-year appointment.
CFMEU administrator scrambles to seize back Setka’s $1 million slush fundAustralia· 2025-10-27
CFMEU administrator Mark Irving disbanded corruption-busting team, then had to sack John Perkovic over suspect payments.
CFMEU administrator Mark Irving disbanded corruption-busting team, then had to sack John Perkovic over suspect paymentsAustralia· 2025-10-26
Mark Irving was appointed as the administrator to run the CFMEU after the Albanese government intervened.
CFMEU insider Charles Farrugia blows whistle on reality of construction unionAustralia· 2025-10-25
Mark Irving is the administrator of the CFMEU facing a crisis due to the recent scandals.
Union boss promoted to help clean up construction corruption is fired over accusations of secret benefitsAustralia· 2025-10-24
Mark Irving stated that John Perkovic's position at the union was untenable due to misconduct.
CFMEU figure John Perkovic sacked over construction company ‘bribes’Australia· 2025-10-23
The call for further government and law enforcement intervention has been made by both the Labor backed CFMEU administrator Mark Irving.
Sydney Metro to probe intimidation, exploitation claims against contractorsAustralia· 2025-09-09
Mark Irving, KC, said there was clear evidence of criminal infiltration and corruption across the east coast.
New union boss sets sights on housing projectsAustralia· 2025-07-25
Mark Irving promised to expel members of the union in response to the report's findings.
Women and kids victimised in Queensland CFMEU’s ‘culture of violence’Australia· 2025-07-10
Mark Irving is the union’s administrator attempting to rebuild a corruption-free industrial force.
Ex-bikie Jonny “Two Guns” Walker calls John Setka a ‘try-hard’, blasts former CFMEU bosses,Australia· 2025-06-01
Watson was appointed last year by the CFMEU’s administrator, Mark Irving, KC, as his chief investigator.
Those suffering from union corruption don’t care about politicsAustralia· 2025-03-17
Mark Irving had told Murray Watt he would take action against any CFMEU officials implicated in domestic violence.
CFMEU domestic violence allegations referred to police by Murray WattAustralia· 2025-03-17
Mark Irving is the CFMEU administrator appointed to probe wrongdoing in the construction sector.
The taxpayer money trail from building sites to the underworldAustralia· 2025-03-16
Setka’s reemergence comes as the union’s administrator, barrister Mark Irving, told parliament an unresolved High Court challenge from other former CFMEU bosses to reclaim control of the union was stymying his attempts to weed out corruption.
John Setka defends Mick Gatto on Neil Mitchell’s podcastAustralia· 2025-03-04
Mark Irving is the union administrator who ordered the report regarding the CFMEU's financial actions.
Ousted CFMEU boss Darren Greenfield should face charges over $3m legal fee transferAustralia· 2025-02-13