Tuesday, 17 February 2026

 Georgie CROZIER (Southern Metropolitan) (14:47): As we have been discussing today, the stench around the CFMEU scandal just gets stronger by the day, if not by the hour. With the Premier and what she is trying to do – the cover-ups, the excuses, the blame game around this scandal – it is something that I think has horrified and shocked Victorians. Her excuses Victorians are not believing. This is extraordinary. While you have got ghost shifts, fake invoices, sexual exploitation, drug trafficking, intimidation, bashings and all of these issues that have gone on, meanwhile the poor old taxpayer has been slugged at least $15 billion to line the pockets of bikies and criminals. They have infiltrated these Big Build sites. The Premier was the Minister for Major Projects. She is now the Premier. For her to come out and say she knew nothing about this – no-one believes her. Even Robert Redlich today on radio said about IBAC – you know, he does not say things willy-nilly; he is a very experienced individual. He made some excellent points around what the Premier should have known and why she should have known it. No-one is swallowing the line about how her referral to IBAC – which she was informed of – did not meet the requirements. This Premier – (Time expired)