Overview

• Newly published correspondence shows officials were warned from early 2023 to June 2025 about rorting, kickbacks, intimidation and alleged extortion by CFMEU‑aligned subcontractors, including spreadsheets kept by the Level Crossing Removal Project.
• Premier Jacinta Allan says she referred complaints to authorities but did not follow them up, and she declined to detail when she first learned of the allegations.
• The Liberals and a senior building executive called for a royal commission, with the opposition pledging to establish one, while the government backs immediate reforms and an independent review instead.
• A cache of subcontractor complaints alleges firms were pressured to perform work on project supervisors’ private homes to secure contracts.
• More than a year after the Building Bad reporting, no substantive criminal charges have been announced, and parliamentary answers confirm about $3.8 million in recent state payments to a CFMEU‑registered training provider that ministers defended.