AdvertisementUpdated PoliticsVictoriaIBAC Secret missions and staged meetings: How a backroom deal led to IBAC probe Kieran Rooney Updated August 5, 2026 — 3:49pm ,first published August 5, 2026 — 7:46am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Delayed Operation Richmond report At the time, the CFA pay deal became a political flashpoint for the Andrews government. AdvertisementNegotiations on the CFA deal began in 2015, but had broken down by the end of the year. At the same time, Marshall expected the terms of the CFA deal to be replicated in a pay deal with the Metropolitan Fire Brigade. Read more on Operation Richmond: How we got here: 5 things to know about Operation Richmond.