Editor-at-Large at The Australian Paul Kelly says the "branch stacking rort is out of control" as the focus remains fixed on Victorian Labor following the sacking of embattled MP Adem Somyurek. Former Victorian Premier Steve Bracks and former federal Labor Minister Jenny Macklin were on Wednesday appointed administrators of Victorian Labor, which will be overseen by the National Executive.
It comes as embattled MP Adem Somyurek was sacked by Premier Daniel Andrews after 60 minutes aired footage of Mr Somyurek handing over thousands of dollars in cash along with membership forms in a large scale branch stacking operation. Cabinet minister Marlene Kairouz announced on Tuesday morning she would stand aside from her ministerial role while an investigation was underway and Assistant Treasurer Robin Scott also announced his resignation amid the scandal.
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Somyurek was angling 'to take control of federal Victoria Labor' | Sky News AustraliaDisgraced MP Adem Somyurek decision to bully federal MPs and 'try and take control' over their preselections was likely the catalyst for his downfall, according to Sky News contributor Stephen Conroy.\n\nLabor's National Executive is expected to endorse party elders Steven Bracks and Jenny Macklin as administrators of the Victorian branch in the wake of the Adem Somyurek branch stacking scandal.\n\nThe review will be extensive, with all committees of the Victorian state conference having been suspended and all voting rights suspended until 2023.\n\nThe review was sparked after a joint 60 Minutes and Nine Newspaper investigation alleged former Labor MP Adem Somyurek used fraudulent documents to branch stack and install politicians loyal to him.\n\nHe was also caught on secret recordings denigrating his colleagues and boasting about how he wielded the real power in Victoria.\n\nBranch stacking is where an individual or group improperly increases the membership of a local branch of a political party in order to ensure the preselection of a particular candidate.\n\nMr Conroy told Sky News Somyurek's behaviour was becoming even more egregious\n\n'His decision to want and try and take control of a whole range of federal electorates so he could either replace sitting federal MPs or pressure them into supporting what he wanted and make them compliant to his wishes has created a situation people could no longer stomach his activities,' he said.\n\n'I think a whole range of people had decided the level that was being escalated to, the blatant breaches of the rules, were no longer acceptable.'\n\n AdemSomyurek AdemSomyurek You don’t say🙄 AdemSomyurek
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Somyurek leaked tapes was nothing but a ‘factional hit’ from internal Labor rivals | Sky News AustraliaAlthough Victorian ministers have resigned amid the Adem Somyurek scandal the government is still led by a Labor Party “where controlling the numbers is more important than winning the battle” according to Sky News host Peta Credlin.\n\nShe said the Labor Party both in Victoria and federally has a political culture which is “now full of career activists who are better at playing political games than they are at actually running the state or the country”.\n\nIt comes after ministers Robin Scott and Marlene Kairouz announced their resignations amid the Somyurek scandal.\n\nMr Scott was a close factional ally of Mr Somyurek who was sacked from the Victorian government's cabinet on Monday following allegations of branch stacking and of making derogatory comments about his colleagues.\n\nMs Credlin said “no one familiar with how politics works … would think this is anything other than a faction hit” on Mr Somyurek.\n\n“This is the Labor left, and parts of the Labor right, running pay-back on someone who, even by Labor's low standards, was up to behaviour, that even they, couldn't stomach.”\n\nImage: News Corp Australia AdemSomyurek Andrews is the ringmaster. AdemSomyurek AdemSomyurek
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Labor MP quits Cabinet amid investigation over Somyurek allegationsVictoria&x27;s Assistant Treasurer Robin Scott will stand aside from the Cabinet in a bid to clear his name amid the fallout from the allegations against Adem Somyurek.
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Premier says Victorian Labor has 'unacceptable' problemsVictorian Premier Daniel Andrews says there is a 'significant problem' within the state's Labor Party, as he outlines a plan to reform the party following the branch-stacking scandal that has prompted the departure of three of his ministers. The outrage from LiberalAus supporters probably comes from the fact that this was done without a single coloured spreadsheet. auspol Always on the negative aspects of Labor Even theage managed a more positive headline. Why does ABC always show preference to the LNP auspol MediaWatch AustralianLabor How’s the premier’s own problem
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Third Victorian MP steps down over Labor branch stacking scandalConsumer Affairs Minister Marlene Kairouz is stepping down from Daniel Andrews' cabinet over the branch stacking scandal engulfing Victorian Labor. At least Labour purges its corrupt politicians. Morrison allows his to stay and praises them as members LNP: McKenzie & sports rorts; Dutton & Ruby Princess; Liu & fake election posters; McCormack & flights to Melb Cup. SHAMEFUL. auspol2020 AuspolSoCorrupt Australia Recorded talking about 'stake holders' and 'looking after them'. This needs to be explained. Who are the stake holders and how do they need looking after ? What about the roles and general public they are elected to serve ? Ms Kairouz announced on Tuesday, before parliament resumed, that she was standing down so as not to be a 'distraction'. Hahahahaha! 🤣👍👏
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National executive to take over Victorian Labor, decide candidates until 2023Labor's national executive has appointed administrators to run the Victorian Labor branch and suspended preselections for three years in the wake of the Somyurek scandal. Explosion heard, smoke seen in NorthKorean border city Kaesong... It’s all over Dan. All that control you had is now a distant memory. Time to step down. Goodbye Chairman Dan!!! Goodbye!! Although I generally don’t like the libs you’re government is corrupt and rotten to core... you gotta go. Hopefully y’all rot in jail with the NSW mob. Byeeeeeeeeeee!
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