Coronavirus Australia update: Victorian government loses second minister, Robin Scott, following branch stacking scandal – politics live
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Adem Somyurek sacked and Robin Scott resigns from ministry, as state records 12 new Covid-19 cases. Follow the latest updates live
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10.35am BST
With that, we'll be closing the blog for today. Thanks as always, for reading along. Stay safe everyone.
Here's what happened today:
10.20am BST
Labor's national executive could audit the party membership in Victoria after the allegations of branch-stacking against Victorian MP Adem Somyurek.
The party's national executive committee is meeting this evening to discuss how to respond - before a full meeting of the party's national executive on either Tuesday or Wednesday.
Related: Victorian Labor may face national intervention over branch-stacking allegations
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