AdvertisementPoliticsVictoriaIBAC Champagne toasts, text boasts and treachery aplenty: Unpacking IBAC’s bombshell report Clay Lucas August 5, 2026 — 7:06pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Operation Richmond probed negotiations between Daniel Andrews’ government and the United Firefighters Union under Peter Marshall (left). As an adviser to Andrews told IBAC: “We owe a lot to the firefighters because they helped us get elected. Bates told IBAC he had led the development of the document. AdvertisementDamning report: A previous report exposed the influence of Peter Marshall and the firefighters’ union.