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The Victorian government has blocked new legislation in parliament to beef up the state's integrity regime as the political damage from corruption and criminality in construction continues to engulf the premier. Follow-the-dollar powers and more public hearings have been demanded by agencies but Labor says its taking a considered approach to integrity reform in its 12th year in office.

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00:02The Liberals, the Nationals and the Greens all on the same page.
00:06We cannot stand for the cover-up of corruption that has occurred in this state.
00:13Non-government parties moving bills to strengthen the anti-corruption watchdog to include greater financial powers.
00:19Follow the money.
00:20They also want more public hearings, while the Greens also want to lower the threshold for a corruption probe.
00:26A government with nothing to hide would support this bill.
00:30But it didn't.
00:31Eyes 31 and nose 50, therefore the motion is defeated.
00:35We simply need to cut the stunts and get to the serious business.
00:41Victorians will be rightly asking, what more does the Labor Party have to hide when they are going to such
00:46desperate lengths this week
00:48to stop Parliament even voting on laws to fix IBAC.
00:52Integrity agencies have demanded greater powers for years, and last December a parliamentary inquiry recommended they be given more teeth.
00:59But the government is dragging its heels in its response, and some MPs are frustrated there hasn't been greater action
01:05in the wake of the CFMEU scandal.
01:07And government will review that report and respond in due course.
01:11Instead, Labor is embracing safe ground.
01:14He's very chill.
01:15Focusing on working from home protections, announcing small business will not be exempt.
01:20Working from home is good for the economy because it increases worker productivity outcomes.
01:25But the plan still lacks detail.
01:27What's being proposed is just going to be a further drain on confidence and whether businesses want to operate here.
01:33The Premier is hoping voters are focused on their job rather than the government's.
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