More Morrison corruption engulfs another MP

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Recall that the Victorian Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) is currently investigating the branch-stacking activities of Adem Somyurek and his allies within the Victorian Labor Party.

IBAC has already forced the resignation of Victorian MP Luke Donnellan who became the fourth minister to stand down after his former factional leader Adem Somyurek and allies Marlene Kairouz and Robin Scott were forced to resign in 2020.

IBAC has heard that factional warlord Adem Somyurek directed taxpayer-funded staff to undertake party-political activities during work hours, as well as misused public money intended for community groups for party-political “or other improper purposes”.

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.