Premier Daniel Andrews, state leader of the Australian state of Victoria, has denied any involvement in “branch stacking” activities which have been the focus of an anti-corruption inquiry into the state’s public service. Federal Member of Parliament Anthony Byrne has given detailed testimony over the past two days of branch stacking within the Australian Labor…
Australian State Leader Denies Involvement in Alleged Corrupt Activities
October 12, 2021
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Shorten Calls for Federal Anti-Corruption Body After IBAC Claims Victorian MP
October 11, 2021
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Former Australian Labor Party (ALP) leader Bill Shorten has renewed calls for a federal level anti-corruption watchdog after Victorian Labor minister, Luke Donnellan, resigned on Oct. 11, just hours after he was named in a public inquiry into “branch stacking” in the state. Shorten said the evidence presented during the first day of hearings highlighted…
Corrupt Practices ‘endemic’ to the Australian Labor Party Alleges Federal MP
October 11, 2021
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A federal MP has alleged that the Australian Labor Party’s Victorian branch “was completely out of control” on the first day of the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission’s (IBAC) public hearings into allegations of corruption and branch stacking by Labor MPs and their taxpayer-funded staff. It is also investigating if public money granted by the Victorian…
Andrews’ Minister Resigns Hours Into Revealing Anti-Corruption Hearings
October 11, 2021
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An anti-corruption investigation in the Australian state of Victoria has claimed its first scalp with Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers Luke Donnellan, resigning hours into the first day of public hearings where he was accused of “branch stacking.” Victoria’s Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) is conducting a broad investigation into “serious corrupt conduct” and the…
Fitzgibbon’s Retirement Won’t Take the Heat Off Labor
Commentary The decision by Joel Fitzgibbon, federal member of Parliament for Hunter, to retire at the next election means the Australian Labor Party (ALP) will lose one of the very few MP’s who have dirtied their hands in manual work for any extensive period. Fitzgibbon was an automotive electrician for 12 years, a real worker…
Locals ‘Furious’ Over Labor’s Keneally Move, Former Candidate Says
The fresh-faced local Vietnamese-Australian Labor lower house candidate for the division of Fowler, lawyer Tu le, has been replaced in a shock move by the Australian Labor Party with Senator Kristina Keneally, the former state premier who serves as the party’s deputy leader. Tu Le, who was backed by retiring Fowler MP Chris Hayes to…
Right-Leaning Splinter Parties Could Hand Labor-Greens Government: Former Prime Minister
August 20, 2021
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Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott has warned frustrated conservative voters not to give up on the Coalition (Liberals or Nationals) for newer right-leaning parties, saying it would simply fracture the centre-right vote and hand government to the Labor and Greens parties. Abbott also said Australia’s preferential voting system made it difficult for a dark horse…
Cash for Jabs: Labor Party Proposes $300 Payment for Australians to Get Vaccinated
The Labor Party is calling on the federal government to offer a $300 payment for Australians to get fully vaccinated, saying it will help speed up the vaccine rollout. The federal government and epidemiologist Mary-Louise McLaws have downplayed the idea, however, saying it was not fit for purpose for Australia’s current circumstances. On the weekend,…
Cash for Jabs: Labor Party Proposal Knocked Back By Federal Govt
August 2, 2021
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has pushed back against the Labor Party’s plan to pay Australians a $300 payment to get a COVID-19 vaccination saying how Australians engaged with the program needed to be respected. The Labor Party called for the reward scheme on the weekend saying that it would help incentivise Australians to get fully vaccinated. Morrison blasted…
Labor to Back Coalition Tax Cuts and Negative Gearing Policies
July 27, 2021
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The Australian federal opposition party decided on Monday to drop its previous stance and deliver the same legislated tax cuts as the Coalition after six years of opposition, or two election cycles, to the policies. “The Shadow Cabinet and Caucus have today confirmed that Labor in government would uphold the legislated changes to personal income…
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