澳大利亚维多利亚州标志性基础设施项目"大建设"（Big Build）因有组织犯罪和黑帮渗透而爆发腐败危机。[1]据报该丑闻造成维多利亚纳税人约15亿澳元的损失。[1]调查表明，建筑、海事及能源联盟（CFMEU）工会与摩托车帮派之间存在系统性合作，涉及敲诈、采购交易操纵等违法行为。[1]
为应对危机，维多利亚州政府已采取多项措施。[1]劳动力雇佣局已取消164家建筑公司的施工执照，[1]维多利亚警察提起了90多项刑事控告。[1]CFMEU已被置于行政管理中。[1]州政府确认将通过法律赋予反腐监管机构"追踪资金"的权力。[1]
总理艾伦表示"深感遗憾"并承认罪犯渗透了维多利亚最大的一些建筑项目，[1]同时否认任何不当行为。[1]反对派和专家呼吁启动皇家委员会进行独立调查，以查明政府是否知情或参与其中。[1]艾伦曾在担任交通部长期间被指施压让工会雇用一家腐败劳动力公司，造成额外成本200万澳元。[1]此外还被指可能批准了一笔8.37亿澳元的款项（基于CFMEU的要求）。[1]
Victoria's flagship Big Build infrastructure program has been engulfed in a corruption scandal involving organized crime and outlaw motorcycle gangs, with investigations revealing systemic collusion that authorities say has cost taxpayers approximately 15 billion Australian dollars [1]. The corruption involves the CFMEU union working in coordination with motorcycle gangs to conduct illegal activities including extortion and rigged procurement deals across the state's major construction projects [1].
In response to the crisis, the Victorian government has implemented several enforcement measures [1]. Victoria Police have laid more than 90 criminal charges, while the Labor Hire Authority has cancelled construction licenses for 164 building companies [1]. The state government has also confirmed it will pass legislation granting its anti-corruption regulator the power to track funds [1]. The CFMEU was placed into administration in 2024 [1].
Premier Jacinta Allan has expressed regret over the situation, acknowledging that criminals have penetrated some of Victoria's largest construction projects [1]. However, she has denied any personal wrongdoing [1]. Questions have nonetheless emerged about her conduct while serving as Transport Minister, with reports alleging that in 2022 she pressured the union to hire a corrupt labor company, resulting in additional costs of 2 million dollars [1]. Additionally, Allan has been reported as potentially approving an 837 million dollar allocation allegedly based on CFMEU demands [1].
Despite government action, opposition politicians and experts are calling for a Royal Commission to conduct an independent investigation into whether the state government knew about or participated in the corruption [1]. They argue that without such an inquiry, the full scale of the wrongdoing may never be established [1].
