Secret messages reveal Mick Gatto's support for John Setka during domestic violence case
Texts show CFMEU boss received backing from underworld figure and Labor figures while facing public calls to resign
The Age has obtained text messages revealing that CFMEU construction union leader John Setka received private support from gangland identity Mick Gatto and several Labor-aligned female politicians and union figures during a 2019 domestic violence case, even as the union movement's top officials publicly demanded his resignation.