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Ben Carroll will want to distance himself from Jacinta Allan’s unpopularity – but will that be enough to save Victorian Labor?

Another female politician has fallen to opinion polls and factional leaders as the spectre of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation hovers over all

The Guardian - AU · Jul 28

Royal commission into Victorian construction sector could boost Labor’s chances at state election, expert says

Commission promised by new premier would be an ‘important signal’ for voters that the government was acting on alleged corruption

The Guardian - AU · Jul 28

How the ‘Big Build’ corruption allegations brought down the Victorian premier

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has resigned this morning, just before a caucus vote challenging her leadership.

The Conversation · Jul 28

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Without a Royal Commission, we won’t know the scale of the corruption in Victoria’s Big Build

Victoria’s Big Build was supposed to be just another, if very expensive, road and rail infrastructure project. But it’s been plagued by violence, intimidation and organised criminal behaviour.

The Conversation · Jul 24

Organised crime, cost and the CFMEU: why Victoria’s construction scandal is threatening to derail a government

The $100bn ‘Big Build’ promised to transform the state’s transport infrastructure. Now it’s become marred by corruption allegations

The Guardian - AU · Jul 21

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

The Guardian - AU · Jul 3

Victorian premier accused of ‘nonsense’ for blaming inflation amid gangland allegations over cost blowouts

Jacinta Allan resists calls for royal commission into state’s $100bn Big Build infrastructure project as pressure mounts following new reports

The Guardian - AU · Jun 29

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The CFMEU has cost Victorian taxpayers $15bn, a corruption fighter claims. How did he reach that figure and what happens next?

Premier Jacinta Allan labelled report’s allegations ‘sickening’ and now faces calls for a royal commission

The Guardian - AU · Feb 16

BBC's DIY SOS issues rallying call for Wallsend volunteers to join Strictly stars for Big Build

DIY SOS: The Big Build is heading to North Tyneside this week, with Strictly stars joining host Nick Knowles

Chronicle Live · Jul 3, 2023

Strictly Come Dancing legends join DIY SOS for a very special project

Strictly Come Dancing's Anton Du Beke is among those headed to the North East for a special project.

WhatToWatch · Jun 28, 2023

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