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Liberal benefactor won't release money to cash-strapped party
A major Liberal party benefactor will continue to withhold hundreds of thousands of dollars to the cash-strapped party, with Michael Kroger set to remain president of the party.
A major Liberal party benefactor will continue to withhold hundreds of thousands of dollars to the cash-strapped party, with Michael Kroger set to remain president of the party.
Victorian voters have been 'betrayed' by state politicians misusing their entitlements, former minister Jane Garrett has declared.
One of Jane Garrett's former senior advisers is a contender to replace Steve Herbert in the Victorian Parliament, after he sensationally quit politics.
Disgraced Melton MP Don Nardella chose not to live in his St Kilda property because it was "not spacious enough" and chose to live in an Ocean Grove caravan park so he could continue claiming a lucrative second residence allowance.
Former Howard minister Peter Reith has suffered a stroke.
Embattled political duo Don Nardella and Telmo Languiller have been accused of electoral fraud, as the fallout from the Labor entitlement scandal deepens.
Don Nardella and Telmo Languiller must quit, or be forced out, for the sake of the Andrews government, for the sake of public trust in politicians, and for the sake of common sense.
Former deputy speaker Don Nardella lived with family in Ocean Grove in an "opportunistic" arrangement with family members so he could claim more than $100,000 from taxpayers in entitlements.
Labor is preparing for a possible byelection in the western suburbs, amid speculation an audit of former speaker Telmo Languiller over entitlements will pile further pain on the Andrews government.
Former minister Jane Garret has failed to rule out a tilt at the Labor leadership in the future, as she revealed how community support had given her strength to battle breast cancer.
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