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It was once a political truism that integrity and transparency are not vote-changers. But with the Andrews government and the opposition both facing controversies, that might have changed.

It was once a political truism that integrity and transparency are not vote-changers. But with the Andrews government and the opposition both facing controversies, that might have changed.

Business owner Nik Dimopoulos to get secret payout after being injured in bungled police raid of LGBTQI bookshop

The confidential settlement has happened three years after police admitted they “stuffed this one up” by storming into a Fitzroy apartment while the man slept.

Proposed changes fail to remove incentives that encourage party powerbrokers to use branch-stacking to gain influence.

Proposed changes fail to remove incentives that encourage party powerbrokers to use branch-stacking to gain influence.

Proposed changes fail to remove incentives that encourage party powerbrokers to use branch-stacking to gain influence.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has admitted in secret evidence to the state’s anti-corruption watchdog that he was aware of widespread branch stacking within the Labor Party “across the board”, a two-year investigation released on Wednesday reveals.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese believes corrupt behaviour within the Victorian Labor Party has been stamped out after his intervention almost two years ago.

A joint IBAC, Victorian Ombudsman probe into branch stacking within the Victorian Labor Party has catalogued a long list of unethical and inappropriate behaviour.