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The Federal Court has ordered more than $2 million to be paid to bankruptcy trustees of underworld construction identity George Alex in a case that exposed allegations of standover tactics and dodgy deals across Australia’s building industry.
The case involved some of the building industry’s most colourful characters, including slain standover man Joseph Antoun, Mick Gatto and James “Big Jim” Byrnes, who once worked for Alan Bond.
It also exposes the underworld of Australia’s booming labour hire industry, which often involves questionable business practices and workers employed on short-term contracts.
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