Wednesday’s opening hearing was short and technical. But the commission signalled it is willing to act fast and extend its inquiry to the very top.
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Victorian Premier Ben Carroll says the terms of reference are ‘the broadest, most extensive, wide-ranging powers’. But there’s one key weakness.
A royal commission focused on individual criminality may not address the underlying conditions that allowed corruption to flourish.
Allegations of bikie and criminal infiltration into Victoria’s massive infrastructure program have dogged the premier for months.
The $100 billion suite of infrastructure projects has been infiltrated by organised crime. It can’t keep being swept under the rug.
A royal commission on the CFMEU scandal would be helpful. But it would be better for the Victorian government to endorse reforms to its anti-corruption agency.
