‘Platinum member’:How billionaire’s fee to failed political party was spent

‘Platinum member’:How billionaire’s fee to failed political party was spent

A senior member of the short-lived Victorians Party was paid $112,000 in consultancy fees by the party,through a $250,000 membership fee from billionaire Jonathan Munz.

  • byRachel Eddie

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AFL legend Tony Liberatore charged with assaulting election worker

AFL legend Tony Liberatore charged with assaulting election worker

The former Western Bulldogs star has been accused of physically confronting a female staff member of the Victorian Electoral Commission at a voting centre in Essendon on November 25.

  • byChris Vedelago andSumeyya Ilanbey
A Coalition MP has a plan to win more elections:Let Libs and Nats fight each other

A Coalition MP has a plan to win more elections:Let Libs and Nats fight each other

Liberal Chris Crewther wants the conservative allies to consider competing against each other,creating more three-cornered contests in a strategic move to boost their chances of winning.

  • byAnnika Smethurst
‘Fuel to the fire’:Electoral commission defends decision to refer Guy,Catlin to IBAC

‘Fuel to the fire’:Electoral commission defends decision to refer Guy,Catlin to IBAC

The Victorian Electoral Commission referred its investigation into the then opposition leader and his former chief of staff to the anti-corruption watchdog days before the November state election.

  • byRachel Eddie
Victorian Liberals overlook a woman for state director in favour of ‘interstater’

Victorian Liberals overlook a woman for state director in favour of ‘interstater’

A showdown meeting recommends West Australian Liberal state director Stuart Smith become the Victorian Liberal Party’s next state director after a drawn-out selection process.

  • byAnnika Smethurst andRachel Eddie
‘Where did the money go?’:Defunct Victorians Party to hold AGM after $250,000 payment

‘Where did the money go?’:Defunct Victorians Party to hold AGM after $250,000 payment

Members of the former minor political party will have the opportunity to quiz the leadership on its spending,which was sourced from a billionaire’s subscription fee and community fundraisers featuring former AFL stars.

  • byBroede Carmody
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Councillor elected fraudulently,tribunal finds,but voters won’t have to go back to the polls

Councillor elected fraudulently,tribunal finds,but voters won’t have to go back to the polls

The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal found the current Merri-bek councillors were properly elected.

  • byRachel Eddie
Derryn Hinch dissolves his party after ‘disaster’ election

Derryn Hinch dissolves his party after ‘disaster’ election

“We didn’t get enough votes,and that’s what it’s about,the tribe has spoken,and you have to accept that,” he said,announcing the end of Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party on Thursday.

  • byRachel Eddie
‘Obvious loophole’:Billionaire’s $250,000 membership fee to failed political party

‘Obvious loophole’:Billionaire’s $250,000 membership fee to failed political party

A company owned by billionaire Jonathan Munz that was linked to a scandal involving Matthew Guy’s chief of staff made a payment to the short-lived Victorians Party within the law.

  • byRachel Eddie
How many properties does your local MP own?

How many properties does your local MP own?

The Age has analysed hundreds of pages of disclosures to calculate how many properties each local MP owns – including commercial premises and vacant blocks.

  • byRachel Eddie
Former Labor councillor ‘unduly elected’ through voter fraud:VEC

Former Labor councillor ‘unduly elected’ through voter fraud:VEC

The Victorian Electoral Commission said residents in Melbourne’s northern suburbs should not be forced back to the polls,despite arguing Milad El-Halabi was elected through voter fraud in 2020.

  • byRachel Eddie