Disgraceful, egregious, insulting: The premier’s spin on CFMEU is out of control

February 18, 2026 — 5:00am

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On Tuesday The Age revealed Victorian Labor had received donations from firms under police investigation for suspected corrupt payments or that placed gangland, bikie or CFMEU identities on taxpayer-funded projects.

Another day, another CFMEU scandal and Premier Jacinta Allan giving another reason why the issue does not belong to her.

The donations story was just the latest in the Building Bad series that over almost two years has detailed the corruption, intimidation and criminal influence that has taken residence in the construction industry in Victoria.

If there were a proper broad-based inquiry into the CFMEU, the donations The Age reported this week, and which are now further rising to the surface, would be examined along with the other issues.

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Instead of calling such an inquiry, Allan told us........

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