TheFinancial Review, and industry sources keen to contribute, were treated to a bounceback message revealing their message could not be delivered because the domain did not actually exist.
Even those who want to contribute are reluctant to do so because – unlike the Fair Work Commission’s channels for CFMEU evidence – the inquiry has no mechanism for anonymous evidence.
Again, that’s despite its terms of reference requiring a forum for participants “accommodating their choices as to how they wish to participate in your inquiry”.
Perhaps the inquiry just doesn’t care.
Beneath its bogus email address it tells stakeholders they should really report their claims of criminal activity or corruption to other authorities.
So if sources have criminal allegations, the website says they should report them to Victoria Police – the same police which, as theFinancial Reviewreported on Friday, are reluctant to investigate due to resources constraints and have been referring matters to the FWC.
The Victorian inquiry – which, theoretically, could implicate state government infrastructure authorities and then-transport minister Allan over the way theyturned a blind eye to CFMEU coercionon building projects – is starting to appear like smoke and mirrors.
Its email address may not be the only thing bogus about it.
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