Australian Opposition Leader Supports MP to Remain Deputy Chair of Intelligence and Security Committee Amid Branch Stacking Probe

Australian Opposition Leader Supports MP to Remain Deputy Chair of Intelligence and Security Committee Amid Branch Stacking Probe
Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese puts questions to the Prime Minister Scott Morrison during Question Time in the House of Representatives in Canberra, Australia on Feb 5. Tracey Nearmy/Getty Images
|Updated:

National Labor leader Anthony Albanese has endorsed Anthony Byrne to remain as deputy chair of federal parliament’s intelligence and security committee after the prime minister said he would take Albanese' recommendations on the matter.

This has come after Adem Somyurek—the man at the center of the branch stacking and corruption scandal—entangled Byrne, his mentor and friend, by releasing a selection of foul-worded text messages exchanged by the pair to the media.

Victoria Kelly-Clark
Author
Victoria Kelly-Clark is an Australian based reporter who focuses on national politics and the geopolitical environment in the Asia-pacific region, the Middle East and Central Asia.
twitter
Related Topics