Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) | Hansard source

I will take up that question from where I was speaking before, before I was rudely interrupted. I'll make three points. One, I confirm the actions that this government has taken. Two, that stands in stark contrast to the former government, that had a royal commission into unions, but it was about having a crack at the then leader of the opposition using Commonwealth funds to have a crack at the then member for Maribyrnong and have a go at the former prime minister of Australia, Julia Gillard. Millions of dollars were spent during the same period of which John Setka increased his influence in the CFMEU and expanded it from Victoria into South Australia and Tasmania.

I'll make two further points. In 2024 the Commonwealth put specific provisions in funding agreements with states and territories that place obligations on jurisdictions to report any allegations of unacceptable behaviour. That was something that wasn't there under the former government. Further than that, Victoria continues to keep the Commonwealth informed of the work that they've done to strengthen the integrity processes. Those measures include requirements within tenders to develop a management plan for fraud—

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