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Jacinta Allan admits criminals infiltrated Big Build but rejects calls for royal commission

Premier apologised over organised crime in some of Victoria’s largest construction projects, in op-ed that claimed a royal commission would not solve the issueFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJacinta Allan has admitted t...

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by Nino Bucci
Jacinta Allan admits criminals infiltrated Big Build but rejects calls for royal commission

Premier apologised over organised crime in some of Victoria’s largest construction projects, in op-ed that claimed a royal commission would not solve the issue

Jacinta Allan has admitted that criminals have infiltrated some of Victoria’s largest construction projects – but has again rejected growing calls for a royal commission into alleged corruption involving unions and labour hire companies.

In an opinion piece published in the Age on Thursday night, the premier wrote that “we now know that criminals operated on some of Victoria’s construction sites” during projects dubbed by the Labor government as the Big Build.

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