Victorian minister regrets character references for taxi driver who assaulted women, DV accused men and Iran regime supporter

Labor’s Luba Grigorovitch wrote 33 character references but says she regrets providing them for six individuals and will never write another Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Newly promoted Victorian government minister Luba Grigorovitch has apologised for writing 33 character references – including for a taxi driver convicted of assaulting female passengers, two men accused of family violence and a supporter of former Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – without so much as a Google search.

Grigorovitch issued a statement on Monday night confirming that, since she became the member for Koroit in late 2022, she had provided “around 33” character references, including six “to individuals that I now know I shouldn’t have”. Continue reading...