Premier Mark McGowan pledged at the 2017 election to bring down the state donation threshold and introduce a real-time disclosure ledger. But there has been little action since.
How has this marketing man found himself at the centre of the biggest political storm to engulf Victorian politics in months?
The Liberal leader says no one has told him his leadership is on shaky ground,after this week’s integrity scandal.
The opposition leader has vowed to stay in the job despite concerns among Liberals that he has been damaged by the resignation of his chief of staff.
On both occasions Guy has led the Liberal Party he has displayed abysmal judgment relating to his personal office. Voters will be wondering if he can be trusted to run the state.
The Victorian opposition has refused to answer detailed questions about a donor scandal involving leader Matthew Guy’s former chief of staff.
Matthew Guy stared down nervous MPs and attacks from the government on Tuesday after the resignation of his chief of staff following a donation scandal.
Matthew Guy’s chief of staff Mitch Catlin has resigned following revelations he asked a wealthy Liberal Party donor to make more than $100,000 in payments to his private marketing business,in addition to his taxpayer-funded salary.
The Age has obtained a contract,sent to the private email of Opposition Leader Matthew Guy,proposing payments to the private business of his chief of staff.
The scheme was part of an effort by the pair to showcase political connections as they sought funds to build a China-themed park in upstate New York.
All non-Labor state MPs have joined the call for a probe into claims the McGowan government fast-tracked border exemptions for party donors between March and June 2020.