Victoria construction royal commission: First hearings to investigate alleged CFMEU influence on Sunbury rail project

Australian Financial Review · Patrick Durkin ·

A level crossing removal that former premier Jacinta Allan’s office allegedly directed towards a CFMEU-aligned labour-hire firm will be scrutinised starting next week.

A level crossing removal that former Labor premier Jacinta Allan’s office is alleged to have directed towards a CFMEU-aligned labour-hire company will be the first topic examined by the royal commission into corruption and illegality in Victoria’s construction industry.

The inquiry into state Labor’s multibillion-dollar, multi-project Big Build program – which is widely expected to reveal politically damaging evidence – will hold its first two weeks of hearings starting on Monday, just three weeks before the November 28 state election.

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