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Scandal Deepens as Premier Denies 'Hoax' CFMEU Referral

Victorian Greens seek expanded IBAC powers to investigate third parties and follow public money after watchdog declined a $15 billion CFMEU corruption probe.

Summary by The West Australian
A former corruption watchdog boss has called out a state premier after his old agency rejected her formal request to probe CFMEU misconduct.

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Scandal deepens as premier denies 'hoax' CFMEU referral

A former corruption watchdog boss has called out a state premier after his old agency rejected her formal request to probe CFMEU misconduct.

·City of Perth, Australia
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Australian Financial ReviewAustralian Financial Review
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PM backs Victoria’s handling of CFMEU investigation

Anthony Albanese says Victoria is “doing what they can”; Jacinta Allan justifies referring the CFMEU misconduct to the state’s corruption agency. Follow live updates.

·Sydney, Australia
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Premier's office learned of IBAC CFMEU referral rejection in 2024

Jacinta Allan has refused to say when she found out the corruption watchdog did not have the power to investigation allegations of criminality within the union, as the Victorian Greens push for the watchdog's powers to be broadened.

·Australia
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ABC Australia broke the news in Australia on Monday, February 16, 2026.
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