Victoria's Big Build inquiry reveals early warnings of bikies, criminals on state projects

In Victoria, a royal commission has opened public hearings into the state's $150 billion infrastructure program, confronting a question as old as public life itself: what did those in power know, and when did they choose to act? The inquiry has revealed that Premier Jacinta Allan, then serving as transport infrastructure minister, received documented warnings in June 2023 about outlaw motorcycle club members and convicted criminals on government construction sites — knowledge that preceded public awareness by more than a year. Commissioner Christopher Kourakis has framed the investigation not