Jul 3, 2026 – 5.00amVictoria Police has been pushing for years for stronger powers to force banks to hand over documents in its fight against organised crime and corruption, including on Labor’s $100 billion Big Build program, but has been repeatedly thwarted by the Allan government.A senior source familiar with discussions between Victoria Police and the government said it had ignored police pleas to give them the power to force financial institutions to hand over documents to deal with organised crime.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles