Michaelia Cash is concerned rouge unions will run rampant as the federal construction watchdog’s powers will be stripped back to the “bare legal minimum”.

The new Federal Government has all but scrapped the construction industry watchdog, stripping down its powers.

Already, business groups are raising the alarm bells arguing the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) is a vital body to stop the lawlessness which is rife in the sector.

But the Government is hellbent on dismantling it saying the ABCC is too politically motivated.

Australian Senator Michaelia Cash told Jim Wilson she would reinstate the ABCC.

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