An anti-corruption investigation has found the staff in the Daniel Andrews’ government exerted pressure on health department officials to award a $1.2 million contract to a health union. The Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission released its Operation Daintree report on Wednesday, after investigating the awarding of the contract in the lead-up to the 2018 election. The…

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews is at the centre of another corruption allegation, this time from the former IBAC commissioner himself, who alleges that the Andrews government interfered with the watchdog’s independent audit processes. In a leaked letter published by the Herald Sun on March 9, former IBAC commissioner Robert Redlich KC alleged that the Andrews…

Victoria’s anti-corruption watchdog has charged seven people with offences, including the former V/Line CEO and a former Metro Trains manager, following an investigation. The state’s Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) has alleged serious corrupt conduct during the tendering, procurement, and subsequent management of major contracts within Victoria’s regional train network, V/Line, and suburban train network, Metro…

Commentary A scathing joint report into the activities of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) in Victoria by that state’s Ombudsman and Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC), released on July 20, found a “catalogue of unethical and inappropriate behaviour and concerning practices” inside the party. As far as they affected public office and public funds, the…

The commissioner of Victoria’s integrity agency has called for legislative reforms to prevent court actions from hindering the publication of corruption investigation reports. Robert Redlich, the head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC), has asked the Victorian Labor government and the Opposition to amend current laws to make it harder for people to challenge…

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews is under increasing pressure to reveal whether the state’s anti-corruption watchdog has interviewed him in relation to an ongoing investigation. The Australian reported that the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) questioned Andrews twice in private as part of Operation Sandon. The operation is a long-running investigation into allegations of favourable planning…

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…

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…

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….

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….