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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent

‘There was grift, there was thuggery’: Victorian premier says ‘nothing is off limits’ at construction royal commission

Victorian premier Ben Carroll
Victorian premier Ben Carroll has called a royal commission into the construction sector, which will examine allegations of corruption among the CFMEU and others connected to the Big Build. Photograph: James Ross/AAP

“Nothing is off limits” to Victoria’s royal commission into the construction sector, Ben Carroll has said, as he released the inquiry’s terms of reference and confirmed former premiers and ministers could be called to face public hearings.

The Victorian premier on Thursday unveiled details of the inquiry – while acknowledging there had been “grift”, “thuggery” and “violence” on taxpayer-funded building sites – after the governor signed the letters patent formally establishing the commission earlier in the morning.

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