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Hachette to publish CFMEU exposé by Nick McKenzie and Ben Schneiders

Tuesday, 7 July 2026    Books+Publishing
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Hachette Australia has acquired world rights to Building Bad, a work of investigative nonfiction by Nick McKenzie and Ben Schneiders. Building Bad focuses on the scandal surrounding the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) – a story McKenzie describes as “one of the biggest, most colourful and craziest scandals”...

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