The much-anticipated report into corruption and organized crime within Labor's Big Build projects has disappointed many, failing to name specific individuals involved in the racket. While acknowledging the systemic failures that allowed for this corruption, the report's limited scope and lack of concrete action leave many questions unanswered.
It’s hard not to be disappointed by the tepid findings into the corruption and organised crime that became entrenched in parts of Labor’s signature Big Build projects.
If you give a career public servant limited terms of reference to conduct their inquiry— as the Allan government did in this case— they’ll deliver a highly constrained report. The truth is that many agencies responsible for enforcing civil and criminal laws considered it too resource intensive, difficult and politically sensitive to take on those in the CFMEU and building companies doing the wrong thing.
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