Victoria's Premier Jacinta Allan has been referred to the state's corruption watchdog, the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC), over allegations she personally intervened to secure a CFMEU-backed consortium for one of Victoria's Big Build infrastructure projects. The referral, lodged by shadow Attorney-General James Newbury, matters because it draws the sitting Premier directly into a widening corruption scandal surrounding the state's construction sector.

The complaint concerns decisions made in 2022 when Allan was transport infrastructure minister, and Newbury has urged IBAC to examine her office's role in contract awards that allegedly led to cost blowouts, involving a company since charged with serious financial crimes. The referral comes amid broader claims that organised crime figures and bikie gangs have infiltrated major projects through the CFMEU, prompting calls for a royal commission into the industry.