Australia’s national Labor Party Leader Anthony Albanese has expressed his support for federal Labor MP Anthony Byrne remaining in federal parliament despite ongoing corruption investigations. Byrne announced his resignation as the deputy chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security after admitting to involvement in branch stacking and misusing Commonwealth-funded staff, which Albanese accepted. However, Byrne, who is the member for Holt in Victoria, will remain in parliament as he waits for the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission’s (IBAC) processes to conclude before making any further career decisions. “What he has said is that he’ll wait for the IBAC processes to be concluded before he determines his political future,” Albanese told the ABC. “It is important that these independent processes are allowed to take their course.” The Labor party took immediate action to expel former Victorian state Labor minister Adem Somyurek after 60 Minutes reported on his alleged involvement …
Federal Labor Leader Backs Victorian MP Who Admitted to Branch Stacking
October 15, 2021
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