The topic is corruption.

The report was published on Mon 29 Jun 2026 at 12:42pm.

Jacinta Allan says any corruption allegations should be taken to the police.

In short, there are corruption allegations.

Premier Jacinta Allan says her government has acted strongly to tackle corruption in the construction industry.

Ms Allan says any evidence of corruption should be given to Victoria Police.

The federal opposition and Victorian Greens have called for action to deal with the alleged corruption.

Premier Jacinta Allan has defended her government's response to corruption allegations in the construction industry.

Ms Allan said any evidence of corruption should be handed to Victoria Police immediately.

Ms Allan said if the allegations are true, they should be taken to the authorities.

New allegations have been made about corruption in the construction industry.

The CFMEU was put into administration in 2024 due to corruption allegations.

Ms Allan said the government has worked to strengthen the powers of Victoria Police and the Labour Hire Authority.

Victoria Police's Taskforce Hawk has laid 93 charges related to corruption in the construction industry.

The Labour Hire Authority has cancelled 164 licences since its powers were strengthened.

Ms Allan said she is focused on changing the culture of the construction industry.

The premier rejected calls for a royal commission into the corruption allegations.

The premier said calling for a royal commission is not taking immediate action.

The Coalition and Greens are calling for further measures to deal with corruption.

Victoria's Big Build has seen many infrastructure projects launched since 2015.

An interim report estimated that the actions of the CFMEU have cost the Victorian taxpayer around $15 billion.

Ms Allan blamed inflation and the COVID-19 pandemic for cost blowouts on infrastructure projects.

Deputy federal Liberal leader Jane Hume said funding for infrastructure should be paused until corruption is dealt with.

Senator Hume said the government has given more funding to a project where corruption was occurring.

Ms Allan rejected the call to pause funding, saying it would harm infrastructure projects and workers.

The Victorian government is being criticised for its handling of corruption allegations.

The Victorian Greens have called for laws to strengthen the state's anti-corruption watchdog.

Greens leader Ellen Sandell said the government has spent more time protecting itself than dealing with corruption.

Ellen Sandell said the government should strengthen the anti-corruption commission instead of promising a review.

A former ombudsman has criticised the response to corruption claims.

Former Victorian ombudsman Deborah Glass said the response to corruption allegations has been too slow.

Deborah Glass said the investigation should have begun years ago.

Ms Glass said her experiences as ombudsman indicated a culture where political goals were more important than conduct.

Ms Glass said there was an attitude that the ends justified the means in major infrastructure projects.

Deborah Glass served as Victorian ombudsman from 2014 to 2024.

Ms Glass was critical of the premier's public response to the corruption allegations.

Ms Glass said the premier's office had conceded that its request for IBAC to investigate the CFMEU had been rejected.

Ms Glass said IBAC had said it couldn't deal with the matter because it didn't have the necessary powers.

Ms Glass said the premier's comments showed contempt for the integrity process.

The report was published on Mon 29 Jun 2026 at 12:42pm.

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