Australian Labor Party Promises to ‘Root Out’ Branch-Stacking Practices, Which Have Happened Before

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews speaks during the State Commemoration for the 10 year anniversary of the 2009 Victorian bushfires in Melbourne, Australia on Feb. 4, 2019. Michael Dodge/Getty Images

The Australian Labor Party (ALP) is actively seeking to clean up its state branches after allegations of branch-stacking in the Victorian Labor Party came to light on June 14.

Federal President of the ALP Wayne Swan told the ABC on June 17 that the ALP will respond to these reports with the “strongest possible action.”