Anthony Richard Carbines is an Australian politician in the state of Victoria. He represents the electoral district of Ivanhoe in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. he is Minister for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Economy, Minister for Major Events, Minister for Medical Research, and Minister for Economic Development, and Minister for Racing.
Early life and education Anthony Richard Carbines studied journalism at RMIT University.
Career Journalism Carbines spent five years as a journalist at the Geelong Advertiser newspaper. Politics Carbines is a member of the Labor Party. 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.Green, Antony: Victoria Votes 2010: Ivanhoe, Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
In 2009, he initially lost pre-selection for the seat of Ivanhoe, but that decision was subsequently overturned after the then-premier, John Brumby, 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.
He represents the electoral district of Ivanhoe in the Victorian Legislative Assembly.
He was the Minister for Disability, Ageing, and Carers and the Minister for Child Protection and Family Services from December 2021.
He was the Minister for Police, Minister for Crime Prevention and Minister for Racing from June 2022 until August 2026.
He is Minister for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Economy, Minister for Major Events, Minister for Medical Research, and Minister for Economic Development (since August 2026), and Minister for Racing (since June 2022).
Personal life His stepmother is Elaine Carbines, who was a member of the Victorian Legislative Council.
Political career
Electoral history +Electoral history of Anthony Carbines in the Parliament of VictoriaYearElectoratePartyFirst Preference ResultTwo Candidate ResultVotes%+%PositionVotes%+%Result2010IvanhoeLabor12,14035.36−6.432nd17,75551.68−7.19Elected201414,13336.0 +0.12nd20,99153.4 +1.6Elected201818,80046.45 +10.491st25,24462.37 +8.96Elected202217,33342.7−3.71st25,74663.0 +0.7Elected
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