State and federal politicians hope the reform processes announced by Victorian premier Daniel Andrews will make the Australian Labor Party stronger in the future in the wake of the branch stacking scandal.
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ALP members' voting rights have been suspended until and an audit of members will be conducted by administrators Steve Bracks and Jenny Macklin following the discovery of industrial-scale branch stacking scandal in the Victorian party.
Victoria Police and the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission are also investigating.
Member for Bendigo East Jacinta Allan said she supported Mr Andrews decision.
"The actions by the premier to refer these matters to the appropriate independent authorities was the right thing to do," she said. "We'll keep working alongside our members as we get on with delivering our election commitments and serving the people of Bendigo."
Victorian opposition leader Michael O'Brien said Labor MPs should cooperate with the investigations.
"Police and the anti-corruption commission must get to the bottom of this scandal," he said.
Federal member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters said the scandal was heartbreaking for Labor party members in the central Victoria where there was no branch stacking.
"It's unfortunate and heartbreaking that some people in Melbourne chose to exploit our rules and branch stack," she said.
"The leadership from Daniel Andrews has been strong and justified. Until we can do an audit to get the (voting) roles right and ensure genuine members, pragmatic steps need to be taken."