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‘Crocodile tears’: Allan’s Big Build corruption apology slammed
Premier Jacinta Allan has been referred to Victoria’s anti-corruption watchdog over allegations her office directed builders to cut a deal with the CFMEU and a labour hire company being investigated by state police.
Allan on Monday apologised for widespread corruption within her government’s $100 billion Big Build program but resisted calls for a royal commission despite growing pressure, including from within the ruling Labor Party.
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Premier referred to corruption watchdog over Big Build
A state premier has been referred to an anti-corruption watchdog over allegations her office directly intervened to allow CFMEU corruption.
Victoria’s corruption watchdog has been asked to investigate Premier Jacinta Allan.
The under-fire premier is accused of personally intervening to ensure a CFMEU-backed consortium was hired to deliver one of the state’s Big Build projects.
The complaint, lodged by shadow Attorney- General James Newbury, has asked Victoria’s Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission to investigate Allan and any of her staff involved in the deal when she was transport infrastructure minister in 2022.
“IBAC has the power to look at what the premier and her office may have done in relation to these decisions,” Newbury told reporters.
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Premier’s apology over the Big Build doesn’t cut it
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Time to go, premierReading Premier Jacinta Allan’s letter of contrition in The Age (3/7) apropos what happened on the Big Build and how to ensure it never happens again, one is immediately struck that this was the Clayton’s apology you give when you are not really giving one at all.Instead it became a panegyric – a chance to list her government achievements. To avoid direct questions on the Big Build costs she tried to use global events such as inflation to smooth over the extraordinary high costs of these projects. Finally as a sort of incidental, came the admission that some malfeasance took place on the building sites and rounded off with the usual “how shocking and unacceptable” this was.Nowhere is mentioned the part her government and, in particular she as the minister directly responsible, played. Sorry, premier. This sleight of hand, poorly thought out prestidigitation just does not cut it with the public and through your constant self-exculpation and failure to take complete responsibility you should resign.Tony Davidson, Glen Waverley
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