‘Tentacles everywhere’: Victorian ministerial adviser improperly influenced $1.2m union contract, Ibac finds

Operation Daintree clears Daniel Andrews and ministers, but criticises actions of political staffer

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An anti-corruption investigation has found a Victorian government adviser “improperly influenced” the awarding of a $1.2m contract to a union, with a former minister telling investigators that staff in Daniel Andrews’ office had “tentacles everywhere”.

Jenny Mikakos, the health minister from 2018 to 2020, was one of several witnesses interviewed by the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (Ibac) as part its investigation into the awarding of the contract to the Health Workers Union (HWU).

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