Jeff Kennett injects some morality into this mess
THE conflict between calling out a scam, and working for the party that shows almost no remorse for that scam, has become too much for Jeff Kennett, writes Matt Johnston.
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PREMIER Daniel Andrews has declared saving lives should be above party politics as he hits back at Jeff Kennett for quitting a key role overseeing Victoria’s first medically supervised drug-injecting centre.
MP takes aim at colleagues over rorts affair
A LABOR backbencher has taken aim at people in his party for “kicking along” the rorts saga in the media after the Victorian Ombudsman found $388,000 had been cheated from taxpayers.
Cunning tricks burn voters’ trust
OF all the damning words in Wednesday’s Ombudsman report, one stood out above the others: “artifice”. It’s just one word, but it sums up the crisis engulfing Daniel Andrews perfectly, writes Matt Johnston.
Andrews heckled over rorts-for-votes
A HECKLER has screamed obscenities at Premier Daniel Andrews this morning over the rorts-for-votes scheme, before ringing up a radio station to own up to it. WATCH THE VIDEO
Premier sorry for $388k election cheat
PREMIER Daniel Andrews has apologised for the rorts-for-votes scheme that siphoned up to $388,000 from taxpayers to help the Labor Party win the 2014 election, after a damning report by the state’s watchdog. LATEST UPDATES
How dodgy timesheets trick worked
IT was the ploy used to funnel hundreds of thousands of your taxpayer dollars towards boosting Labor’s chances of winning a state election. Here’s how it was done.
20 Labor MPs hit by rorts-for-votes scandal
AT LEAST 20 Labor MPs are implicated in the rorts-for-votes scandal that has engulfed the Andrews Government in a political crisis. Victoria’s Ombudsman will release a bombshell report later this morning. ROLLING COVERAGE
Rorts train’s final stop at Parliament
THE Victorian Ombudsman’s integrity express is coming for the ALP after chugging down the line for more than two years — and John Lenders’ resignation shows the train must be coming hard, writes Matt Johnston.
Premier’s man quits ahead of watchdog’s report
A KEY architect of Labor’s rorts-for-votes scheme has resigned from a prized taxpayer-funded job — two days before the release of a major Ombudsman investigation into the scandal.
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