Andrews’ Minister Resigns Hours Into Revealing Anti-Corruption Hearings

Andrews’ Minister Resigns Hours Into Revealing Anti-Corruption Hearings
Former Victorian Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers Luke Donnellan speaks to the media during a press conference in Melbourne, Australia, on Jun. 01, 2021. Quinn Rooney/Getty Images
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An anti-corruption investigation in the Australian state of Victoria has claimed its first scalp with Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers Luke Donnellan, resigning hours into the first day of public hearings where he was accused of “branch stacking.”

Victoria’s Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) is conducting a broad investigation into “serious corrupt conduct” and the misuse of public money for “party-political work or other improper purposes.”