As the Victorian Royal commission into construction corruption is about to kick off, those in charge of it must consider this. When the Dan Andrews Labor Government gained power from the Coalition in 2014, the first thing they did was tear up a contract signed by previous Govt and give a vast sum of Vic taxpayers money to European companies, to NOT build East/West road link. Dan Andrews ‘this project is a dog, it doesn’t stack up’. He blamed poor value for money, among other things. The, most likely, real reason was that in the contract, the CFMEU, that controls the Labor Party, were heavily restricted from the project, because The Napthine led Victorian Coalition Govt knew the CFMEU would catastrophically blow out costs. From 2014 till now, the Victorian Labor Govt have embarked on a gigantic amount of construction and placed the CFMEU in control of all major projects, and almost all smaller ones. Roads, train tunnels, stations, hospitals and so on, and almost every single project has blown out by millions upon billions upon more billions. Overseas project managers are completely shocked at how much Victorian Govt Builds cost. This has been a major factor in the extraordinary rise in taxes placed upon honest Victorians. Also a state debt vastly bigger than every other state, leading to a crippling recurring interest bill, while essential services in Victoria are being chronically underfunded. This has led to many deaths of honest Victorians in ways like, accidents because of severely neglected roads, heart attack deaths because no ambulance response in time, violent crimes because not enough police, and suicides because the financial stress of severe over taxation has pushed honest people over the edge. Every member of The Victorian Government since 2014 is complicit. Either likely directly corrupt themselves, too cowardly to speak up, or just unaware, because they were too lazy and well paid to care. The blame is also shared by all major companies involved in Victorian Govt funded building projects since 2014, and that includes the banks, who have provided financing. They all reap billions in profit. They all must know about the theft and must have always known. Why have they done nothing? Most likely because the motto is ‘Everyone eats on the Big Build’. The Dan Andrews/Allan/Carroll Labor Government sets up the contracts that way. There is no incentive for the builders to stop spending Everyone wins, except the honest Victorian taxpayer. They die on horribly neglected country roads. The theft continues in 2026 and will continue until courageous people take a stand. Those people will deserve a statue. It sure won’t be Albanese. He is best friends with Dan Andrews, is controlled by the same Labor left faction, and recently rushed through federal laws to ensure Federally funded Building sites follow the Victorian model. It beggars belief. This royal commission has a chance to stop it, if people with courage are willing to speak up, for once. Future generations will thank you long after you’re gone.