Tuesday, 15 August 2023

Government integrity

David DAVIS (Southern Metropolitan) (13:34): I think many in the community will be very concerned with what they have heard today on the front page of the Australian and more generally: Minister D’Ambrosio and her office embroiled in a controversy, a serious controversy, involving the falsification of records and involving serious activities within the Labor Party. Sadly, it appears the falsification of records may well have led to a whole series of different outcomes in Labor Party internal activities.

It does appear that even electoral office activities may have been involved here, and that should concern us all. A minister of the Crown is in a position where they have either knowingly or unknowingly allowed the falsification of records associated with their office. This is outrageous. We saw with Mr Somyurek a year or two ago the Premier stood him and a number of his colleagues down for misuse of resources and for massive branch stacking inside the Labor Party. But now we find under Minister D’Ambrosio branch stacking and negative records that have been in the public domain. I think people should be very concerned, and she should be stood aside by the Premier while there is a proper investigation – while the police and IBAC look at this matter. It is disgraceful. Dead people should not be voting. Dead people should never be voting. Dead people have no role or part in our electoral system.

The PRESIDENT: Your time has expired, Mr Davis, and you are skirting around whether you are making an accusation of a sitting member. You are very close.