Reacting to the Latest Construction-Corruption Revelations on 3AW Drive
2025
A former insider's reaction
Speaking with Jacqui Felgate on 3AW Drive, Daniel Baulch responded to fresh investigative reporting on organised crime in the construction sector. As a former detective who worked these networks directly, his reaction carried weight: not outrage for its own sake, but a clear read of what the reporting really reveals.
His verdict was blunt — the findings are disturbing, but for anyone who has worked in this space, not surprising.
The pattern behind the headlines
Each new revelation tends to be treated as a fresh scandal. Daniel's point is that they are chapters in the same long story: criminal influence takes hold where oversight is weak, accountability is diffuse and the incentives all point toward paying rather than reporting.
Until the underlying incentives change, the headlines will keep repeating.
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