Labor’s Anthony Byrne has quit as deputy chair of Parliament’s intelligence committee after his admission of branch stacking during an anti-corruption inquiry.
The Labor leader said it wouldn’t be appropriate for him to have a conversation with an MP who admitted to branch stacking while they’re still giving evidence.
More allegations against disgraced former Labor MP Adem Somyurek have emerged on day three of the IBAC hearing into “premeditated systemic rorting of taxpayer resources”.
Former Labor minister Adem Somyurek berated an ex-staffer for refusing to become the “right-hand woman” of union boss John Setka,an IBAC hearing has heard.
If Labor is a party of great haters,as the saying goes,then the Victorian branch leads the way.
The merits of hauling high-profile figures before the commission will probably be a matter of debate inside IBAC and among the public,who would hope IBAC grillings are reserved for serious misconduct in public office.
Anthony Albanese has refused to say whether one of his MPs who admitted to branch stacking in Victoria should stand down.
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
Just four hours into the first day of five weeks of hearings,Luke Donnellan phoned the Premier to resign from cabinet following allegations he contributed to a branch-staking “kitty”.
The Melbourne University graduate also worked in commercial real estate and financial planning before becoming an MP and member of the Labor Unity faction representing the party’s Right.
Watch live:Luke Donnellan has quit the Labor ministry after federal Labor MP Anthony Byrne told a public anti-corruption hearing the Victorian Aged Care Minister had paid for people’s party membership as part of a branch-stacking operation.