Grant Hutchinson denies allegations made in court by current and former partners prior to his preselection for Victorian seat of Croydon<ul><li>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></li></ul>The Victorian Liberal candidate for an ultra-marginal seat is in a legal fight with his own law firm, accused by his partners of bullying staff and using business resources to further his political ambitions.Grant Hutchinson – who has denied the allegations against him – was preselected for the seat of Croydon in Melbourne’s east last month. It is one of the Liberals’ most marginal electorates, with a gap of only 1.2%, and the fate of such outer suburban seats will be vital to the Coalition at the November 2026 election. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/10/victoria-liberal-candidate-grant-hutchinson-croydon-denies-bullying-claim-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>

يواجه غرانت هاتشينسون، المرشح الليبرالي في ولاية فيكتوريا لمقعد كرويدون الهامشي، اتهامات من شركاء حاليين وسابقين في مكتبه القانوني، الذين يدعون أنه قام بالتنمر واستخدم موارد العمل لتعزيز طموحاته السياسية. وقد نفى هاتشينسون هذه الاتهامات، التي ظهرت قبل اختياره للانتخابات المقبلة.

Grant Hutchinson, candidato liberal de Victoria para el asiento marginal de Croydon, enfrenta acusaciones de socios actuales y anteriores de su firma de abogados, quienes afirman que él participó en acoso y utilizó recursos comerciales para avanzar en sus ambiciones políticas. Hutchinson ha negado estas acusaciones, que surgieron antes de su preselección para las próximas elecciones.

Grant Hutchinson, candidat libéral victorien pour le siège marginal de Croydon, fait face à des allégations de la part de partenaires actuels et anciens de son cabinet d'avocats, qui affirment qu'il a eu des comportements de harcèlement et a utilisé des ressources de l'entreprise pour faire avancer sa carrière politique. Hutchinson a nié ces allégations, qui ont émergé avant sa présélection pour les prochaines élections.

Grant Hutchinson, the Victorian Liberal candidate for the marginal seat of Croydon, is facing allegations from current and former partners of his law firm, who claim he engaged in bullying and misused business resources to advance his political career. Hutchinson has denied these allegations, which emerged prior to his preselection for the upcoming election.

Liberal candidate denies law firm’s claims of bullying and using staff to pursue political ambitions

Exclusive: Labor’s minister for communications and sport has stood by her use of family travel expenses as within the rules<ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/dec/08/australia-news-live-politics-coalition-housing-policy-liberal-labor-vic-nsw-qld-tasmania-weather-bushfires-economy-education-health-social-media-cost-of-living">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></li><li>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></li></ul>Anika Wells claimed more than $8,500 in family travel expenses to Melbourne during AFL grand final weekends in 2022, 2023 and 2024, when she received free suite tickets to the matches.The minister for communications and sport has stood by her use of family travel expenses as within the rules, but the Coalition opposition is demanding reforms to expense rules and an inquiry into Wells’ spending by the independent parliamentary expenses authority (IPEA), which tracks and reports politicians’ spending on travel and office expenses. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/08/anika-wells-claimed-more-than-8500-for-family-travel-to-melbourne-during-afl-grand-final-weekends-three-years-in-a-row">Continue reading...</a>

أنيكا ويلز، وزيرة الاتصالات والرياضة في حزب العمال، قد طالبت بأكثر من 8500 دولار كتكاليف سفر عائلية إلى ملبورن خلال عطلات نهاية الأسبوع الخاصة ببطولة AFL على مدى ثلاث سنوات، بينما كانت تتلقى تذاكر مجانية للغرف الفندقية للمباريات. وتؤكد ويلز أن مطالباتها تتماشى مع القواعد التي وضعتها الهيئة المستقلة لمصاريف البرلمان (IPEA).

Anika Wells, ministra de comunicaciones y deportes del Partido Laborista, ha reclamado más de 8,500 dólares en gastos de viaje familiar a Melbourne durante los fines de semana de la gran final de la AFL a lo largo de tres años, mientras recibía entradas de suite gratuitas para los partidos. Wells sostiene que sus reclamaciones están dentro de las reglas establecidas por la Autoridad Independiente de Gastos Parlamentarios (IPEA).

Anika Wells, ministre du Travail pour les communications et le sport, a réclamé plus de 8 500 $ en frais de voyage familial pour des déplacements à Melbourne pendant les week-ends de la finale de l'AFL au cours de trois années, tout en recevant des billets de suite gratuits pour les matchs. Wells soutient que ses demandes sont conformes aux règles établies par l'Autorité indépendante des dépenses parlementaires (IPEA).

Anika Wells, the Labor minister for communications and sport, has claimed over $8,500 in family travel expenses for trips to Melbourne during AFL grand final weekends across three years, while receiving complimentary suite tickets to the matches. Wells maintains that her claims are within the rules set by the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (IPEA).

Liberal candidate denies law firm’s claims of bullying and using staff to pursue political ambitions

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