Australia is oversupplied with political traitors

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Two years ago, I attacked then-immigration minister Andrew Giles for headlining a private Victorian Labor Party fundraising dinner organised by controversial Labor figure Jasvinder Sidhu.

It was alleged that Indian migration agents paid $1,000 to attend the dinner to “buy” access to Giles and raised concerns with him about visa policies and other immigration-related issues.

“We had in-depth discussion with both ministers,” Sabhi Singh, an Indian community ­figure, posted on Facebook.

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.