Ben Carroll Says Big Build Royal Commission Is A ‘Fucking Beat Up’

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Outgoing Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has today been accused of giving a rather calculated political press conference.

With the writing on the wall ahead of the upcoming Victorian state election, Carroll has reportedly decided to cut his losses.

"Yeah mate, the Commissioner's a fucking gronk," said Carroll in a rather extraordinary presser this afternoon - about the inquiry into alleged widespread corruption within the Big Build that has cost taxpayers an extra few billion.

"And this whole thing is a fucking beat up mate," he continued out the front of the first day of the Royal Commission into the Big Build.

The stunning spray at the Royal Commission he called, comes as the polls indicate Victorian Labor is on track for an electoral wipeout - with Carroll now clearly thinking about life after politics.

While the first day of the inquiry into the alleged corruption has heard that the CFMEU basically ran the Victoria Labor Party, Carroll has claimed that people are just running their mouth for a bit of clout.

"Mate, it's just a bunch of people who are jealous they didn't get a contract," said Carroll, visibly wincing from a prod in his back by a group of rather interesting looking blokes standing behind him.

"Those allegations aren't even worth the newspaper people are gonna print em on."

More to come.