Victoria’s anti-corruption watchdogs have decided not to pursue prosecution against Victorian Labor MPs engaging in deliberate, extensive and egregious use of taxpayer funds. On July 20, The Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission and Victorian Ombudsman released a joint report detailing an investigation into branch stacking allegations within the Victorian branch of the Labor Party. While the…
Victorian Ombudsman Splits Inquiry into Alleged Labor’s Corrupt Conducts
The Victorian Ombudsman has decided to conduct two separate investigations, one into Labor’s “red shirts” scandal and another into the alleged politicisation of the public service, in response to parliament referral. In February, the upper house of the Victorian parliament passed a motion calling for a re-investigation into the red shirts affair to be headed…
Branchstacking Labor MP Resigns
March 3, 2022
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The Branch-stacking Victorian Labor MP Anthony Byrne has confirmed that he will not be recontesting for his seat of Holt at the federal elections due in May. The MP’s office staff has confirmed with the Epoch Times on March 4 that Byrne will resign from his seat of Holt, which he has consistently held for…
Labor MP Crosses Floor To Pass Investigation into Red Shirts Scandal in State Parliament
February 10, 2022
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The motion to re-investigate Victoria Labor’s 2014 red shirts scandal by the Ombudsman and potentially IBAC has passed the state parliament’s upper house with votes 19 to 17 after Labor MP Kaushaliya Vaghela crossed the floor to vote in favour of the motion. It is against the party’s rules to vote against the party, and…
Victorian Government Buys More Time on Pandemic Bill Debate
November 17, 2021
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The Victorian government has voted to delay debate around the contentious Pandemic Management Bill after a last-minute intervention by estranged Labor MP Adem Somyurek placed the sweeping law at risk of being scuttled. The motion to adjourn the debate until “later this day” was passed 20 to 17. Premier Daniel Andrews conceded that with Somyurek’s…
Estranged Labor MP Returns to Torpedo Victoria’s Controversial Pandemic Bill
November 17, 2021
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In a strange political twist, Adem Somyurek, estranged Labor MP and factional rival to the Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews will return to Parliament vowing to torpedo the controversial Pandemic Bill—which has sparked ongoing protests and opposition from senior legal figures in the state. Debate is currently underway for the Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (Pandemic…
IBAC Hears Allegations Victorian Premier Dan Andrews’ Was Key ‘Branch Stacking’ Organizer
The Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews was allegedly a key organiser in the Victorian Labor party’ use of “ethnic branch stacking”, the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) inquiry has heard. The claims made by former Victorian Labor Socialist faction leader, state MP and minister Adem Somuyurek come as the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) and the Victorian…
Anti-Corruption Inquiry Reveals Community Leader Pocketed $75,000 of Taxpayer Funds
October 20, 2021
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An ongoing inquiry into the misuse of public funds by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) in Victoria has heard how an African community leader in Melbourne pocketed around $75,000 in taxpayer funds through the manipulation of a grants program. The Somali Australian Council of Victoria (SACOV) allegedly received the funds after the mayor of Banyule…
Anti-Corruption Hearings in Australia Reveal Public Official Spent Thousands on Fraudulent Practices
A current elected official in Australia has revealed he spent thousands of dollars on banned fraudulent activities while running a branch office for the Australian Labor Party (ALP). Rick Garotti, the current mayor of Banyule in Melbourne, told the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) on Oct. 18 had spent an estimated $15,000 on branch-stacking activities….
Australian Public Official Spent $15,000 on Banned Electoral Practices: Anti-Corruption Hearing Reveals
A current elected official in Australia has revealed he spent thousands of dollars on banned fraudulent activities while running a branch office for the Australian Labor Party (ALP). Rick Garotti, the current mayor of Banyule in Melbourne, told the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) on Oct. 18 he spent an estimated $15,000 on “branch-stacking” activities….
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