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Victoria’s new anti-corruption bill, pushed by Premier Ben Carroll, secretly limits IBAC’s power to investigate past “Big Build” infrastructure corruption cases — a move critics say is designed to bury scandals tied to organized crime and billions in public spending. While Carroll claims investigations can still proceed with new referrals and points to an upcoming royal commission, opposition leaders and the Greens accuse him of rushing through a weakened watchdog, especially after former Premier Jacinta Allan had planned major reforms. With 130 major projects under scrutiny since 2015, this amendment could silence crucial accountability — and the rush to pass it, just hours before presentation, only deepens suspicions.

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