Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs Acting WA Premier Rita Saffioti continues to dodge questions about a convicted armed robber who is employed by the WA branch of construction union, the CFMEU. Under new rules imposed by her Federal counterparts, CFMEU representatives with criminal records are no longer granted right-of-entry permits on Federally funded construction sites. LoadingHowever, Saffioti refused to directly respond to whether WA member Nathan Fisher, a convicted armed robber, was welcome on state government projects. “The feedback from the Master Builders’ Association and other parts of industry is that this union hasn’t been, or isn’t similar to what’s happened in other states,” she said. “If people have evidence or allegations of criminal activity, I urge them to report that to the police.”Saffioti also dodged questions about whether she had been in contact with the CFMEU since this masthead, The Australian Financial Review and 60 Minutes began exposing the union’s alleged ties to organised crime in the eastern states.WA Liberal leader Libby Mettam claimed the WA Labor party was “beholden to the union movement”. “Clearly the standard that has been set by federal colleagues as well as Labor leaders in Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania and South Australia is much higher than the standard that Rita Saffioti and [Premier] Roger Cook are setting here,” she said.
