Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews will face fresh pressure to respond to allegations of branch stacking and the misuse of taxpayer funds by the state Labor Party.
Mr Byrne blew the whistle on Mr Somyurek but shone a light on his own role in the branch stacking and practice of hiring taxpayer-funded staff to perform Labor factional duties.
The acting clerk of Parliament emailed MPs on Monday telling them the final report would be tabled on Wednesday in an out-of-parliament session.Mr Davis said that regardless of the ultimate findings, the shocking claims and political fallout should “sink Andrews”.Financial Review“This investigation should sink Andrews because if it’s a true and fair report, it will show he was up top his neck in the misuse of public funds.
“He either directed or acquiesced to the misuse of public funds. Since when does a bank robber get caught and get to say to police, ‘I’m sorry, I’m giving the money back’ and be let go. Imagine if an employee misappropriated $400,000 from an employer? That’s what Labor have done.” The IBAC and ombudsman investigation is likely to trigger a parliamentary inquiry and possible review by Victoria Police, who previously investigated and considered arresting and prosecuting up to 16 Andrews government MPs over the “red shirts” rorting scandal.The ombudsman found in 2018 that the Labor Party misused $388,000 in taxpayer funds in falsely signing timesheets for Labor field organisers and campaigners to pay them for ALP work in the 2014 state election.
The ombudsman is considering a referral to reopen that investigation after Mr Somyurek labelled it the “gold standard” of rorting and claimed that Ombudsman Deborah Glass’ decision not to recommend criminal charges afterMr Somyurek last month successfully referred himself to a powerful parliamentary committee that can examine his conduct and draw the spotlight back on the misuse of public money, before the November election.is Melbourne bureau chief and BOSS deputy editor.
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