AdvertisementNationalVictoriaConstruction royal commission ‘Heart of corruption’: Unionists, integrity experts and industry lay out royal commission wish lists Patrick Hatch July 29, 2026 — 7:00pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. On Wednesday, newly minted Premier Ben Carroll confirmed the royal commission would examine previous Labor governments’ oversight of corruption on state government building sites, promising “exhaustive” terms of reference. Trades Hall secretary Luke Hilakari previously argued against a royal commission. “We need the construction sector to be a clean industry, a safe industry, and an industry that looks after its workforce,” he said. “What I’m hoping to see from Labor is a royal commission that gets at the heart of corruption,” he said.