Big Build Watch
Independent coverage of governance, corruption and integrity issues across Victoria’s $140-billion major-projects program — IBAC findings, Auditor-General reports, the CFMEU administration, and the cost-blow-out story.
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Open court, closed rooms: how IBAC public hearings actually work
IBAC can drag witnesses into open examination — but the bar is deliberately high. Eliza Hartman explains the process every…
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The Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) explained
What IBAC investigates, the threshold for public examinations, its relationship with the Victorian Inspectorate, and how to make a complaint.
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Policing the regions: how Victoria’s regional commands operate
Victoria Police's regional structure, single-officer stations, response-time challenges, and how country policing differs from metropolitan work.
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Cost blow-outs on the Big Build: where the numbers actually come from
The Auditor-General's published critiques, the PBO's analysis and the accountability gaps in Victoria's major-projects costings.
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The CFMEU administration and Victorian construction: a 2024-26 timeline
The post-Building-Bad CFMEU administration, the federal legislation, the administrator's findings and what has changed on Big Build sites.
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Operations Watts, Daintree and Sandon: what IBAC has actually found
A close read of IBAC's published findings in three landmark Victorian corruption investigations and the recommendations that followed.
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Victoria’s Big Build: scale, governance, and why we’re watching
A primer on the 40-billion Victorian infrastructure program, its governance structure, and why integrity questions matter on a program this…
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