Opposition Leader Matthew Guy says the Labor government is 'mired in corruption, cover-ups and political games at the expense of Victorians” and is not fit to govern. springst
The pair agreed on the “strongest possible action” to dissolve the Victorian branch, remove members’ voting rights and make it more difficult to sign up members improperly.“I intervened two years ago,” Albanese said, adding he had witnessed branch stacking in his career.
Albanese insisted the behaviour demonstrated in the report was no longer taking place. The dissolution of the Victorian branch alsoenemies in the Victorian branch and boost the influence of their allies. “I thank the useful idiots otherwise known as the integrity bodies for having the decency of not planting evidence when they could not find anything after wasting millions of dollars of taxpayer funds.”While weak laws governing taxpayer-funded staff meant the watchdog agencies did not recommend criminal charges, Ombudsman Deborah Glass argued Somyurek’s behaviour was “egregious”.
In a press conference on Wednesday, Glass and IBAC commissioner Robert Redlich said the monitoring of ethical standards in Victoria’s parliament was weaker than in other states.
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