In her valedictory speech in parliament on Tuesday, the outgoing Kororoit MP addressed a joint IBAC and ombudsman investigation that made adverse findings against her and Adem Somyurek. | sumeyyailanbey
that revealed an industrial-scale branch stacking operation and prompted the joint IBAC and ombudsman investigation.
Kairouz described the media investigation as a “fabrication”, accused the anti-corruption agencies of bullying and brutalising her staff, and attacked former federal MP Anthony Byrne, who blew the whistle on the branch stacking activities of Labor’s Moderates faction.“The mercenaries, the guns for fire, that is the lawyers who sat in judgment of you [Kairouz’s electorate and ministerial staff] do not understand the concept of working for a cause, for values or for ideals,” Kairouz said.
She also urged the Labor Party to “listen to those communities” in the outer suburbs whose support the party is at risk of losing.