Corruption inquiry opens mid-campaign as Labor trails in polls
A royal commission into Victoria's Big Build opens public hearings next week during the election campaign.
Victoria's election campaign takes an unexpected turn next week when a corruption royal commission opens public hearings into the Big Build. Premier Ben Carroll called for the inquiry as his first act.
The royal commission will examine 12 years of Labor decisions. The hearings will run for two weeks of the four-week campaign.
This timing allows Opposition parties to use information in campaign messages. Labor already trails in polls.
- 4 weeks
- Campaign length
- 2 weeks
- Hearing duration
- 12 years
- Labor years under examination
- Jess Wilson
- Opposition Leader
Why it mattersVoters will hear corruption claims about Labor's Big Build record during the final weeks of voting. This could determine whether Labor can recover from its low poll numbers.
AustraliaVictorians casting ballots over the next four weeks will witness a live corruption inquiry into major infrastructure projects their government oversaw; the outcome may swing the state election.
