Former union boss John Setka charged with threatening emails, bail granted, court date Jan. 30, 2025.

John Setka, 61, former head of the CFMEU’s Victorian branch, was arrested in Melbourne and charged with seven counts of using a communication device to menace, harass, and offend, allegedly for sending threatening emails to union administrator Mark Irving KC. Police seized his phone and iPad during a home raid. Setka, who stepped down in 2024 amid corruption and violence investigations and has a 2019 harassment conviction, was granted bail and is due in court on January 30, 2025.