Inquiry hears Victorian Big Build agency had redacted documents, with commissioner confirming former political staffer has been summoned

A former adviser to longtime Victorian premier Daniel Andrews will be forced before a royal commission after a government agency that was criticised for failing to hand over evidence to investigators disclosed a series of text messages about a controversial rail project.

The commission into the integrity of major public and civil infrastructure construction projects in Victoria heard on Thursday that the Victorian Infrastructure Delivery Authority (Vida) had failed to produce relevant documents or produced documents that were improperly redacted.

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