Victorian Premier Denies Turning Blind Eye to CFMEU Corruption

‘When the government was made aware of the widespread nature of this behaviour, we acted immediately to crack down on this rotten culture’ said Jacinta Allan.

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan speaks to media during a press conference at Victorian Parliament in Melbourne, Australia, on June 19, 2025. AAP Image/Diego Fedele

A damning report that claims Victoria’s Labor government did nothing while a militant union’s branch became a crime syndicate is unfounded, Premier Jacinta Allan says.

But the Victorian premier would not commit to testing the allegations through a state royal commission or referral to the corruption watchdog.