Nick McKenzie

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291 appearances 2 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 30 Jul

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7am · Gangsters, corruption and cover-ups: What Victoria's building royal commission could expose · 30 Jul 2026 podcast

And then all the way down, the companies that profited, the union officials that filled their pockets or got their mates sweet jobs, the law enforcement agencies that are now acting and doing a good job but previously were not, well, why did they turn a blind eye?

So there's a lot to unravel here, and we're all commissioned to our place to do it.

I don't want to sound too cynical, but I don't think any Australian should have faith in any politician.

We've judged them on their actions at the moment.

We're yet to see what Ben Carroll puts into place, and he'll be judged on his actions.

The temptation will be a political cover-up in the guise of a commission, but I think if he does that, the public, the media...

Anyone watching on will be able to see what's going on.

So I think the good news is the election's four months away.

If he tries to do a shifting, it's going to be readily apparent and voters are going to remember it.

So the pressure is on for this commission of inquiry, this royal commission, to have all the powers and needs, to be run by someone who's not a Labor Party stooge or a union buster on the right.

the sort of cursing we might see the coalition put in place if it wins power.

We need an apolitical, independent, corruption digger who's going to go all the way.

And if we don't get that, the media will keep doing what we've been doing pretty successfully today.

It's exposing this mess relentlessly, thoroughly, exhaustively until the right outcome is reached.

I think it's dangerous for journalists to start doing those sorts of things.

It's the job of the government to do that.

It's our job to hold them to account.

I know what sort of commissioner I'd like.

Tony Fitzgerald of the famous Fitzgerald Inquiry in the 80s in Queensland, which brought the Bjelke-Peterson government and the corrupt police force to heel.

I think we need a...

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