Premier Daniel Andrews is standing by factional ally Lily D’Ambrosio amid allegations a Labor branch linked to the state energy minister forged the signatures of deceased people on membership forms.
, which led to the cabinet sacking of Labor Right powerbroker Adem Somyurek and a federal takeover of the party.The latest developments, which centre on the Socialist Left faction, were first reported byLess than 10 per cent of D’Ambrosio’s branch continued to be registered following a 2020 statewide branch stacking review conducted by former Labor premier Steve Bracks and ex-federal MP Jenny Macklin, according to the newspaper.
The premier added that any fresh branch-stacking allegations would be a matter for Labor’s state secretary and integrity agencies.D’Ambrosio on Tuesday morning said she rejected any wrongdoing and was not spoken to about fake memberships when the party was in administration. “Daniel Andrews can’t have one standard of behaviour for his enemies, and one standard for his friends. He has to be consistent here.
“Based on the reports, we are given to understand that Minister D’Ambrosio’s staff were involved, allegedly, in the forging of signatures of dead people,” he said.“Victorians right across our state … are getting sick and tired of no one being held accountable for what’s going on.”
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