Category: Independent Broad‑based Anti‑corruption

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…

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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…

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Anti-Corruption Hearings in Australia Reveal Public Official Spent Thousands on Fraudulent Practices

October 18, 2021
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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….

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Australian Public Official Spent $15,000 on Banned Electoral Practices: Anti-Corruption Hearing Reveals

October 18, 2021
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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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Australian State Leader Denies Involvement in Alleged Corrupt Activities

October 12, 2021
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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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