New corruption claims surface over Victoria’s Big Build project

Vida said the allegations have not been reported before and sent the allegations to the police for an investigation.

Victoria police last year, Building bad investigation By this masthead, Australia Financial Review And 60 minutesBashings, including fire bombs and intimidation tactics, reveal widespread guilt in the construction sector.

Last week, this Masthead claimed that a military gas that helped to fight for old origin to secure the work in the North -East connection, claimed that it was forced to pay a figure with Gangland bonds to access the 26 billion dollar government project.

Former soldier Daniel Salter is the first subcontractor to the public in the Victoria government’s major building program, which is allegedly penetrating the North East connection, a project that lasted billions of federal government financing.

Salter claimed that the situation preferred marginal workers, including Veterans with TSSB, to obtain meaningful employment opportunities, and instead of preferring individuals with internal connections.

The 10 -kilometer North East connection, designed to connect the East Highway in Bulleen with the Metropolitan Ring Road in Greensborough, is expected to release 15,000 trucks from the suburban streets and reduce travel times for 30 minutes.

The wage road struggled with important budget explosions. The cost, which was initially estimated to be $ 10 billion in 2016, was re -evaluated in 2019 to $ 15 billion and the latest estimate in December 2023 rose to 26 billion dollars – more than twice the original price tag. The project is expected to be opened in 2028.

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