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John Holland executive tells inquiry of future-work warning

9 News Australia reports testimony that the construction company was pressed to resolve CFMEU disputes or risk losing Victorian government contracts.

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John Holland was warned it would not win further Victorian government work unless it resolved industrial relations disputes with the CFMEU, an executive told the state's Big Build Royal Commission, according to 9 News Australia's report.

Joe Aygur testified that the direction came from an unnamed minister's office through Rail Projects Victoria. The testimony puts the relationship between government infrastructure contracts and union disputes at the centre of the hearing covered by reporter Selina Zhang.

The report focuses on the Gap Road level crossing project in Sunbury, where it says the CFMEU had ordered work stoppages. John Holland site supervisor Steve Testolin described confronting the union and feeling that authorities had left the company without support during the disputes.

Nine also reports that Ben Carroll, now Victoria's premier, held a relevant ministerial role at the time. Asked whether he had received relevant briefings, Carroll said no.

Outside the hearing room, Zhang reports further pressure over delayed disclosure of government documents. Carroll describes the handling of the document handover as not good enough, while Victorian Opposition Leader Jess Wilson criticises the government's oversight.