IBAC causes grief for Dan Andrews AND Anthony Albanese
In an anti-corruption hearing on Monday, federal Labor MP Anthony Byrne admitted paying for people's party membership fees to boost support for his moderate faction.
Source: dailymail.co.uk
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Albanese stands by branch-stacking MP, Libs claim double standards
Anthony Albanese is standing by an MP accused of branch stacking, despite demanding the sacking of Liberals accused of the same thing.
Source: afr.com
Ibac branch stacking inquiry told publicly funded staffer spent 80% of time on factional work
An executive assistant in Adem Somyurek’s office tells commission she was told to work on ALP factional activities instead of minister’s portfolios
Source: theguardian.com
Labor branch-stacking
Until we clean up the processes by which candidates are selected and seated, we will keep getting MPs with no real incentive to do the right thing and whose primary loyalty is to powerbrokers.
Source: theage.com.au
IBAC Labor inquiry: Andrews loses fourth minister to branch stacking scandal
The Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission grilled Anthony Byrne on the first day of public hearings probing the misuse of taxpayer-funded staff and grants in which the veteran Labor MP admitted his own involvement in branch stacking and paying for memberships
Source: theage.com.au