Victoria’s Supreme Court lifts a legal challenge brought by the firefighters’ union seeking to keep an IBAC corruption investigation secret. The Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission prepared the report following allegations of corruption connected to Victoria’s fire services during the period of former premier Daniel Andrews. Although the investigation is said to have been completed in 2022, its publication has been delayed while court proceedings were pursued. The court decision clears the way for IBAC to publish its long-awaited findings. Multiple outlets report that the firefighters’ union boss lost the court battle to prevent the report’s release, meaning the matter can proceed to publication rather than remaining under suppression or non-disclosure. The reporting also indicates the issue centers on when the investigation’s results can be made public after years of delay, rather than on the underlying completion of the IBAC investigation itself. The Supreme Court’s ruling therefore removes the final legal barrier to IBAC releasing the investigation into the alleged corruption concerns.