"Leaving aside the issue of privatising non-clinical public health jobs in the middle of a pandemic and a failure to consult ... Ms Mikakos failed to answer simple questions," the letter reads. Not only Labor not get it, Labor get away with it too dam often! Victorian Labor MP Tim Richardson has also called for an investigation on national security grounds. John Cain came a cropper over plans to scrap tram conductors, Early 2000s era hands-off franchising then started to falter. Join Facebook to connect with Melissa Horne and others you may know. The ABC watched on as pubs let him play the pokies, Donald Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett for Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Supreme Court seat, Aussie Sharma advances to French Open second round, Kathrin escaped 'brainwashing' in East Germany. Neither might they be party to all back-room machinations that  may see There's a bit of an interchange between community advocacy, media, academia, student organisations, knowledge industries, the union movement and Labor. Speaking to reporters outside parliament this morning, he said: 'We have got to go through a process where each and every rank-and-file member re-establishes that they are genuine, consenting and self-funded members of our great party. Lady Melessa Tarly, née Florent, is the wife of Randyll Tarly, the Lord of Horn Hill and head of House Tarly. Without your support, more of those rocks – and the secrets beneath them — will remain lodged in the dirt. particularly in a non-election year when blowouts elsewhere have tightened Union membership, though a shrinking proportion of the overall workforce, is still formidable. Premier Andrews, determined to find and stamp out any wrongdoing, has referred the allegations to the police and Victoria's anti-corruption commission. With lives and homes lost, forests razed, wildlife perished and people evacuated it's been a subdued start to the year. Useful Network to return next week. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. While eager ministers may like to see Seriously, this is just another example of what’s wrong with the labor party. F*** the premier. The Health Workers Union is an active player in Labor's Righy and was part of former factional powerbroker Adem Somyurek’s grouping, while Ms Mikakos is part of the rival Left faction. And not only because a. Ryan told Crikey she was “putting my hand in the air because I believe we need a strong local member and I believe in the community”. Premier Andrews, who has been praised for effectively handling the scandal by swiftly sacking Mr Somyurek, apologised to innocent party members who have had their voting rights stripped until 2023. However, while the seat is reserved for Unity under the faction’s 2009 stability pact with the Socialist Left, there are no guarantees Kitching will end up nominating. We look forward to seeing you bright and early with your need-to-know talking points and tidbits for the day ahead. Nominations for Lalor opened today and close on Friday, leaving just four days for the party to intervene. When Randyll realizes that Gilly is a wildling, Melessa listens to his rant before finally snapping and giving him a piece of her mind, then storming out with Gilly and Talla in tow. Every day, Crikey aims to bring new and challenging insights into politics, business, national affairs, media and society. Daniel Andrews appeared to be on the warpath as he vowed to 'clean-up' his party after a major scandal claimed three of his ministers and sparked a police investigation. Wran, Cain and Hawke's contributions were to teach pragmatic post-Whitlam Labor how to keep as well as win power. ', On young Labor members: 'Real little f***ing slimy little f***ers, right … little passive aggressive f***ing gay kids…'. Fortunately, our support base is growing. ', On the Premier: 'F**** the Premier. The National Party of Australia – Victoria is a political party in Victoria, which forms the state branch of the federal Nationals.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally. I am very confident that the investigative process will do so,' he said in a statement, * Mr Scott will continue to serve the electorate of Preston. It was not a meeting where I was having a debate or discussion with him. However, there appear to be logistical issues this time around. Especially now with public transport back in the headlines and mass disruption affecting peoples commutes and travel to major events our city prides itself in holding. Here's what will be allowed, Trump could have appealed to a crucial swing state with his SCOTUS pick. The advisor reportedly carried out a similar cash drop-off earlier in the year.