Tuesday, 17 February 2026

 Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (15:13): Everyone in this place should always have the people of Victoria’s best interests at heart to make a better life for the people that we represent, and that is why I came to this place. Under the Allan Labor government Victoria is drowning in debt. We are in a cost-of-living crisis and people are struggling daily to put a roof over their head and food on the table and to make ends meet. Under Premier Allan and this Labor government at least $15 billion of hard-earned taxpayers money, $5000 per household, has been lost to rorts on Victorian major projects, the vast majority of which has ended up in the hands of organised criminals and bikies. This is the biggest rort that this state has ever seen. It is shameful, and this misconduct must be investigated with a royal commission. If this happened in any other workplace across the nation, those responsible would be held accountable. Victorian taxpayers deserve answers as to why the Premier and the Labor government turned a blind eye on crime and corruption. Fifteen billion dollars could have built 30,000 new homes in the midst of a housing crisis. Just last week I was told of a woman sleeping in her car with her two children. Shame on Jacinta Allan and the Labor government for the increasing numbers of homelessness. Fifteen billion dollars should have gone towards the completion of the GV Health redevelopment, which is currently only 50 per cent completed, and to fix the unsafe crumbling roads and fix the state’s health crisis.