Top lawyer calls out 'absurd criticism' of Big Build royal commission

Anti-corruption barrister Geoffrey Watson, who estimated a $15 billion taxpayer bill due to wastage on Big Build sites, has praised the terms of reference for a royal commission announced by the government.

Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has announced the terms of reference for the royal commission into criminality and corruption on Victoria’s Big Build. Carroll claimed the terms of reference are “the broadest, most extensive, wide-ranging powers”, and that “nothing is off limits”. The royal commission will be chaired by