Even more corruption in the ALP

[Juliar]

The excitement continues as Labor wobbles like a drunken sailor on the good ship Titanic.

With essential endemic corruption in the Union and Greeny controlled Labor Party it never rains but it pours!!

Albo must be pleased to be back in the spotlight again!!!!


Adem Somyurek: Factional ally Marlene Kairouz caught in branch stacking scandal
By 9News Staff 6:14am Jun 16, 2020

Labor MP’s under pressure to resign amid Somyurek scandal.

Another Victorian Cabinet minister and factional ally of dumped Labor powerbroker Adem Somyurek has become embroiled in the branch stacking scandal.

Consumer Affairs, Gaming and Liquor Regulation Minister Marlene Kairouz is facing allegations in 'The Age' on Tuesday she encouraged taxpayer-funded parliamentary staff to work on branch stacking, a process of rigging party memberships to boost power within a party.

Ms Kairouz is also recorded describing as "excellent" the use of parliamentary officers to run the operation.


Victorian Consumer Affairs, Gaming and Liquor Regulation Minister Marlene Kairouz. (Nine)

She also directs staff to challenge any attempts by Labor's Left to weed out branch-stacked members.
Ms Kairouz has denied the allegations.

Victorian federal MP Bill Shorten told Today the ALP had made every effort to clean up branch stacking amid the allegations.
"Every person's credentials need to be checked again. Did they pay for it, their own membership?"

On Monday night Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Veteran Affairs Robin Scott resigned from cabinet to avoid "distraction" for the government but vowed to clear his name.
Mr Scott said in a statement today that he found the allegations against Mr Somyurek "especially confronting" and will relinquish his positions as state Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Veterans' Affairs to avoid any distraction during the investigation.

Victorian Labor MP Robin Scott will stand aside from the Cabinet in a bid to clear his name amid the fallout from explosive allegations against Adem Somyurek and an internal party investigation. (Supplied - Victoria Parliament)

"To the extent that these matters relate to my conduct, I look forward to the opportunity to clear my name. I am very confident that the investigative process will do so," he said in the statement.
"However, I am conscious of the burden that this process will take on myself and my young family. I am also concerned at the distraction my involvement in the process may cause for the Government.
"I have therefore notified the Premier that I will stand aside from my Ministerial responsibilities, and I have notified the Governor of the resignation of my commission, effective immediately.
"I will continue to serve my electorate of Preston to the best of my ability, and I remain grateful to have the privilege of doing so."
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews on Monday said Mr Somyurek was sacked from the ministry, counteracting the former minister's claim he resigned, in the wake of the explosive allegations reported in a joint investigation by 60 Minutes and The Age.

Go for a swim in Labor's vast cesspool of corruption here

https://www.9news.com.au/national/victo ... fdaadf7056

[Juliar]

Now more excitement and embarrassment for the Socialists as Albo is placed on the hot plate and grilled by Leigh Sales.


ABC 7.30: Labor leader Anthony Albanese grilled over Victorian scandal
news.com.auJUNE 16, 20207:24AM

Labor leader Anthony Albanese faced 7.30 after a tumultuous day in Victorian politics including a Leigh Sales grilling on “rot” in the party.


Luxuriate in the demolishing of already failed Albo here

https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/t ... 30de6f13ed

[Juliar]

The overpowering stench of corruption is flailing the nostrils of shocked Victorian sheeple.



Fallout after removal of foul-mouthed Labor power broker Adem Somyurek set to linger
By state political reporter Richard Willingham Posted 4 hours ago


Despite Daniel Andrews' swift action to dispose of Adem Somyurek, the Upper House MP is set to remain a headache for the Victorian Premier for some time to come.(AAP: Alex Murray/Julian Smith)

After a summer of bushfires and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews now finds himself dealing with a disaster in his own political backyard.

Andrews yesterday promptly sacked Upper House MP Adem Somyurek from his Cabinet post after the Nine Network aired derogatory comments Somyurek made about Gabrielle Williams, the Minister in charge of boosting respect and safety for women.

Somyurek also stands accused of industrial-scale branch stacking, and the use of ministerial staff for factional activities, which he denies.

As far as political executions go, this was swift and well-orchestrated.

It has also cost Somyurek's factional ally a senior role, with Assistant Treasurer Robin Scott resigning from Cabinet saying he would clear his name citing the political favourite that he did not want to be a "distraction" for the Government.


[highlight]Wallow in the stench of Labor corruption here[/highlight]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-16/ ... t/12357760

[Juliar]

The stench of the corruption embroiling Labor will linger on until the state and federal elections when ScoMo will triumph and dangerous Dan will disappear.


This is another nail in the coffin of public trust
June 16, 2020 — 12.00am

The story on Adem Somyurek reveals an astonishing and disheartening level of megalomania that has been allowed to go unchallenged within the Victorian Labor Party. Was there really no one in the Labor Party with a principled spine to call out this rancid anti-democratic behaviour?

This is yet another nail in the coffin for public trust in government when democracy desperately needs the trust of our politicians to repel the rise of populist and charismatic charlatans. All of the major parties must reverse the increasing trend of selecting candidates and employing advisers and staff from a limited gene pool of vested self-interest over and above serving in the public interest. Paul Miller, Box Hill South

'Participatory democracy' promise laid bare

Well, now we have it. Adem Somyurek as minister for local government promised to bring "participatory democracy" to our local councils with his recently enacted review of the Local Government Act.

It was nonsense, of course, as his mandating of single-councillor wards was calculated to shore up the electoral prospects of major party candidates, including his own, against all other comers in council elections. However, it was nowhere near as efficient as his now-exposed antics within the ALP, where he has effectively purchased the votes of large numbers of ALP members to the point where the Victorian branch operates under his direction.


Ian Hundley, Balwyn North
Is this what the party is really like?
Your editorial is right ("Labor must expel stacker Somyurek", The Age, 15/6). And with him should go that egregious aspect of the recently enacted Local Government Act that requires all councils to change to single-member wards. It is just a ploy to enshrine power with the Labor and Liberal duopoly, shutting out smaller parties and independents.

Was this Somyurek's brainchild or does it reveal what Labor is really like when you look under the bonnet?


More juicy comments praising Dangerous Dan here

https://www.theage.com.au/national/this ... 1oru2.html

[cods]

Corruption is the life blood of the Unions and Greeny controlled Labor Party.

I'm sure some corruption could be found in the Liberal party but
Labor is on the nose now - they stink.

absolutely bobby where men go so goes corruption.. but the libs dont seem to go this far..

or so often.....it always disappoints me when a lib does something really bad.....but branch stacking is extra bad because they have to
get innocent people and then abuse that person for daring to turn up as if they were interested...some can barely speak English....
this guy was talking recruiting 13 a day....that means getting members to bring in all their rellies or neighbours how bloody disgusting....

dont tell me Dan he Man didnt know....it appears it was common knowledge..

[Bobby]

Corruption is the life blood of the Unions and Greeny controlled Labor Party.

I'm sure some corruption could be found in the Liberal party but
Labor is on the nose now - they stink.

absolutely bobby where men go so goes corruption.. but the libs dont seem to go this far..

or so often.....it always disappoints me when a lib does something really bad.....but branch stacking is extra bad because they have to
get innocent people and then abuse that person for daring to turn up as if they were interested...some can barely speak English....
this guy was talking recruiting 13 a day....that means getting members to bring in all their rellies or neighbours how bloody disgusting....

dont tell me Dan he Man didnt know....it appears it was common knowledge..

Daniel Andrews is the captain of the ship -
if he didn't know, isn't that still bad and
a reason why he should resign?

[cods]

of course he knew.. he couldnt even look the camera in the eye..

he looks crafty something about looking at him that creeps me out...

maybe it thanks to Somyuick that he got elected premier in the first place..

after what he said on 60 min.....and the reason Dan had him installed on the front bench pay off..

[Black Orchid]

What a whiny little bitch that David Shoebridge is. Squeaking in his shrill little voice about his contempt for his fellow politicians.

Both sides of the aisle have united to censure him. So well done.

[Juliar]

Already past tense Albo is wallowing hopelessly in Labor's vast cesspool of Corruption dragged under by Dangerous Dan.



Labor to review Labor: National executive takes over Victorian branch
5:35pm, Jun 16, 2020 Updated: 2h ago


Labor's national executive is to step in to clean up the Victorian branch, taking over preselections and appointing two administrators. Photo: AAP

Labor’s national executive is to step in to clean up the Victorian branch, taking over preselections and appointing two administrators.

Three frontbenchers have been forced out of the Victorian state cabinet over a branch-stacking and in-fighting scandal.

The national leadership is expected to decide at a Tuesday night video hookup to appoint former premier Steve Bracks and former federal minister Jenny Macklin as administrators to oversee the clean up until the end of January.

A draft resolution said all voting rights in the Victorian branch would be suspended until 2023 and federal and state preselections would be run by the national executive.

“I have no confidence in the integrity of any voting rolls produced for any internal elections in the Victorian branch,” Premier Daniel Andrews wrote to the executive.

“Accordingly, we must suspend those elections and begin a long and critical process of validating each and every member of the Labor Party in Victoria as genuine, consenting and self-funded.”

An initial report on new integrity measures would be due in July while a final report would be submitted in November.

Smile as you read on how Labor is already losing the next election.

https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/nationa ... iew-labor/

[Juliar]

Body of 'corruption and cover-ups' points to a rotten head of Victorian Labor
16/06/2020

“The fish rots from the head down” and Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has overseen a “culture of cover-ups, branch-stacking and corruption” for the past 10 years, according to Sky News host Rita Panahi.

While Sky News contributor Nicholas Reece described the Victorian Premier’s response to the branch-stacking scandal as “nothing short of revolutionary,” Ms Panahi said “what would be revolutionary, would be for Dan Andrews to step down”.

“To lose three ministers in less than 24 hours shows this party is in absolute disarray,” she told Sky News host Paul Murray.

In 2018, Ombudsman Deborah Glass revealed the Andrews government misused public money amounting to $388,000 through an arrangement where staff for safe-seat MPs, were sent to work in marginal seats, even though electorate staff are not meant to be used for political work.

This “systematic rorting of taxpayer money” became known as the red shirt scandal, which ultimately “speaks of a culture that is rotten to the core,” Ms Panahi said.

https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_6164525873001