MPs say leaks about alleged branch stacking have escalated the factional war about who will eventually replace Daniel Andrews
Why does this sound familiar?embroiled in a branch stacking scandalquit the party before Andrews and federal Labor leader Anthony Albanese moved to expel him from the partyAndrews referred that matter to the state’s anti-corruption watchdog, the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission , and ordered a federal takeover of the Victorian Labor branch.The latest round of allegations sparked calls for the sacking of D’Ambrosio by the opposition, who also referred the matter to Ibac.
At a press conference on Tuesday, Andrews said no comparison could be drawn between the latest report and the 2020 branch stacking scandal. He described D’Ambrosio as a “person of character and integrity” and told reporters: “If you’ve got an allegation to make, then make it.”Speaking as she arrived at parliament later that day, D’Ambrosio said she had “always abided by the rules”.
“I reject any wrongdoing in those inferences that were reported in one media outlet this morning,” she said.Several of D’Ambrosio’s factional allies told Guardian Australia they believed a senior party figure leaked the documents as part of the intensifying war between the Socialist Left and the party’s right.
One Labor MP said they had no doubt the leak was an “inside job”, given only a small group of people were privy to the information.
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