Anthony Richard Carbines (born 15 June 1973) is an Australian politician, who represents the

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in the

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. He has been the Minister for Police, Minister for Crime Prevention and Minister for Racing since June 2022. Previously, he was the Minister for

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and Carers and the Minister for Child Protection and Family Services since December 2021. He is a member of the Labor Party. Carbines studied journalism at

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and then spent five years as a journalist at the '' Geelong Advertiser'' newspaper. Prior to his election, Carbines was chief-of-staff to Labor MP and Minister for Education Bronwyn Pike, whilst also serving as a councillor on the City of Banyule council. In 2009, he initially lost pre-selection for the seat of Ivanhoe, however this decision was subsequently overturned when the then-premier, John Brumby, personally intervened to pre-select Carbines instead of the sitting MP, Craig Langdon.Austin, Paul
Labor dumps senior MP
''The Age'', 24 July 2009. Langdon subsequently resigned from the parliament with the election a few weeks away. Due to the cost and difficulty involved in holding a by-election, none was called and the seat remained vacant until Carbines was elected. His stepmother is Elaine Carbines, who was a member of the

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Political career

Electoral history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carbines, Anthony 1973 births Living people Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria RMIT University alumni Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Victoria (state) local councillors 21st-century Australian politicians People from Preston, Victoria Journalists from Melbourne Politicians from Melbourne Ministers for racing (Victoria) Ministers for crime prevention (Victoria) Ministers for disability (Victoria) Ministers for ageing (Victoria)