Tuesday, 17 March 2026

 Georgie CROZIER (Southern Metropolitan) (13:53): Today Melbourne should be showcasing to the world our beautiful state; instead we are reminded of the con job done by Daniel Andrews and Jacinta Allan – $600 million blown to not hold the Commonwealth Games. Imagine what that money could have done for our struggling health system, fixing the roads, cleaning up the state or providing more police to ensure the safety of the community. But they never had any intention of holding the Commonwealth Games. It was all a con, a lie, and one that has cost the Victorian taxpayer dearly.

Today it has been revealed that Jacinta Allan was warned of the CFMEU corruption. What did she do? She turned a blind eye – did nothing – so effectively she is responsible for the ongoing corruption by not acting. $15 billion lining the pockets of bikies and criminals, allowing the sexual exploitation of women deep in the tunnels, where drug use and drug trafficking thrived – it is like an episode of Ozark, where money laundering is a given. Victoria’s reputation has been trashed as a result of the Commonwealth Games con, and now we are known as corruption central.

It is the hardworking Victorian taxpayer who has been abused and used by this government. Is it any wonder we are the highest taxed state in the country? Is it any wonder we have the highest debt that generations of Victorians will have to pay for? This government does not deliver for Victorians. They are destroying all hope and decency. They are making a mockery of hardworking taxpayers. Victoria needs an end to the corruption, the lies and the waste and mismanagement. Victoria needs a fresh start.