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Branchstacking Labor MP Resigns

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

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…


Federal Liberal MP Rejects Allegations of Branch Stacking

Federal Liberal member for Deakin and Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar has rejected allegations he had any knowledge that his brother, best friend, and factional supporters misused taxpayer funds for political work. This comes as Victoria’s Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) investigates current and former Labor MPs over the misuse of public money for “party‐political work…


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 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….


Former Somyurek Staffer to Front Anti-Corruption Inquiry

A former staffer to disgraced Labor party powerbroker Adem Somyurek is set to appear before a Victorian anti-corruption inquiry. Adam Sullivan will give evidence at the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) inquiry into allegations of branch stacking by Labor MPs and their staff on Wednesday. Sullivan worked for Somyurek and his allies in Labor’s moderate…


Australian State Leader Denies Involvement in Alleged Corrupt Activities

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…


Andrews’ Minister Resigns Hours Into Revealing Anti-Corruption Hearings

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…


Anti-Corruption Body to Investigate Australian State MPs Over Corrupt Conduct Allegations

Victoria’s anti-corruption body will investigate allegations of “serious corrupt conduct” by state MPs over the misuse of taxpayer money and branch stacking. Dubbed “Operation Watts,” both the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) and the Victorian Ombudsman will look “into a range of matters”—including the misuse of public money used for “party‐political work or other improper…