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Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n Save this article for later<\/p>\n Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.<\/p>\n Got it<\/p>\n AAA<\/p>\n MMA fighters and a boxer linked to the CFMEU have been front and centre as the Queensland inquiry into the union turns its attention to alleged intimidation and wrongdoing during demolition of the flood-damaged Toombul Shopping Centre.<\/p>\n The inquiry has heard the demolition contractor was forced to hire a \u201cvolatile\u201d union delegate and an unnecessary union cleaner, was pressured to move employees\u2019 superannuation to a different industry fund, and several of its workers were abused, among other allegations.<\/p>\n Counsel assisting, Edward Gisonda SC, said the case highlighted the improper use of paraphernalia on site, attempts to infringe on workers\u2019 freedom of association, and the practice of requiring non-working delegates to be hired by contractors.<\/p>\n Videos of three individuals \u2013 Trent Broadhurst, Eben Cox and Trevor Sinclair \u2013 knocking out opponents in organised fights were shown to the half-full courtroom in Brisbane\u2019s CBD.<\/p>\n Rosenlund Contractors began work to demolish the Toombul facility in February 2024. Owned by Mirvac, it had been irreparably damaged during the 2022 floods.<\/p>\n Related Article Ryan Rosenlund testified that trouble with the CFMEU began soon after the company won the tender. It\u2019s expired EBA was not renewed as it failed to move employees\u2019 superannuation into BUSSQ accounts, as requested by the union, and it was told it needed to pay workers in line with the new EBA.<\/p>\n Former MMA fighter Eben Cox allegedly showed up, saying: \u201cThese are the new rates you have to start paying \u2026 and if you don\u2019t start, you won\u2019t pick up a shovel on the site again.\u201d<\/p>\n Rosenlund said a decision was made to go along with it, but estimated the move cost an extra $293,000 in wages.<\/p>\n Cox allegedly returned and said CFMEU Queensland leader Jade Ingham had directed the company to hire former boxer Trent Broadhurst as a union delegate on site.<\/p>\n Rosenlund described Broadhurst as a \u201cvery volatile man\u201d and said the site was less efficient when he was around.<\/p>\n Similar demands were later made to hire a scaffolding company that wasn\u2019t needed, and a full-time cleaner \u2013 known as a \u201cpeggy\u201d \u2013 to monitor a small strip of toilets, even though a cleaning company was already contracted.<\/p>\n \u201cI tried not to bother myself with [what she was doing], but I saw her on her phone lots,\u201d Rosenlund said.<\/p>\n An employee later alleged Broadhurst trashed the toilets himself for an excuse to shut the site down, citing unhygienic facilities.<\/p>\n Related Article The use of CFMEU paraphernalia across the site was also raised at the inquiry, after a previous witness said it created an environment in which the union felt untouchable and employees felt pressured to join.<\/p>\n Rosenlund\u2019s father, Neile, was due to testify after the lunch break.<\/p>\n Enrique Gomez, the regional managing director at Ferrovial Corporation and former managing director at Ferrovial Agroman, Jose Sanchez, a former project director at Acciona Infrastructure Australia, and investigator Geoffrey Watson were also expected to give evidence this week.<\/p>\n The inquiry has so far heard allegations of corruption, criminal infiltration, bullying, and other malpractice by the CFMEU across Queensland.<\/p>\n After almost a month, public hearings returned last week, when the focus turned to the implementation and impact of the now-scrapped Best Practice Industry Conditions, widely known as BPICs.<\/p>\n Start the day with a summary of the day\u2019s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. Sign up for our Morning Edition newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n Save<\/p>\n You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f1db5b2bc27a8b4caea289222ac26bd90c2686df.jpeg\")
The Mirvac-owned Toombul Shopping Centre before its demolition.Tony Moore<\/p>\n![\"Director-General](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/c167965d90a17e4dece840f65575ee5dc3993c9d95416973e8d4e673010c4bf7.png\")
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