When Victoria's new Premier Ben Carroll took the reins last week, one of the first things he did was announce a Royal Commission into the state's construction sector. It follows months of pressure to investigate alleged corruption inside state government infrastructure projects - the ones paid for with public money. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll take a look at what the allegations are, why there’s been pressure for an inquiry, and what the Victorian Government hopes a Royal Commission will achieve…

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This podcast is presented by Anna Pykett and Larissa Huntington

It was researched by Anna Pykett

Reading: This article (paywall) from the SMH and The Age journalist Nick McKenzie, who’s spent years investigating all of these allegations of corruption - it explains all the findings from the independent report from Geoffrey Watson SC that we mentioned earlier…

Reading: And I’ve got an explainer from The Guardian that breaks down some of the key questions surrounding this whole saga - things like how much did the government know and what comes after a Royal Commission…

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