Anthony Carbines
Australian politician
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Anthony Richard Carbines (born 15 June 1973) is an Australian politician, who represents the electoral district of Ivanhoe in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. He has been the Minister for Police, Minister for Crime Prevention and Minister for Racing since June 2022.[1] Previously, he was the Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers and the Minister for Child Protection and Family Services since December 2021.[2] He is a member of the Labor Party.[3]
Anthony Carbines | |
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| Leader of the House | |
| Assumed office 15 April 2026 | |
| Premier | Jacinta Allan |
| Preceded by | Mary-Anne Thomas |
| Minister for Community Safety | |
| Assumed office 19 December 2024 | |
| Premier | Jacinta Allan |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Minister for Victims | |
| Assumed office 19 December 2024 | |
| Premier | Jacinta Allan |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Minister for Police | |
| Assumed office 27 June 2022 | |
| Premier | Jacinta Allan |
| Preceded by | Lisa Neville |
| Minister for Racing | |
| Assumed office 27 June 2022 | |
| Premier | Daniel Andrews Jacinta Allan |
| Preceded by | Martin Pakula |
| Minister for Crime Prevention | |
| In office 27 June 2022 – 19 December 2024 | |
| Premier | Daniel Andrews Jacinta Allan |
| Preceded by | Natalie Hutchins |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers Minister for Child Protection and Family Services | |
| In office 6 December 2021 – 27 June 2022 | |
| Premier | Daniel Andrews |
| Preceded by | Luke Donnellan |
| Succeeded by | Colin Brooks |
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Ivanhoe | |
| Assumed office 27 November 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Craig Langdon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 June 1973 Preston, Victoria, Australia |
| Party | Labor |
| Spouse | Anita Brown |
| Relations | Elaine Carbines (stepmother) |
| Children | Ava Carbines |
| RMIT University | |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Website | www |
Carbines studied journalism at RMIT University 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.[4] 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.[5] 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 Victorian Legislative Council.
Political career
Electoral history
| Year | Electorate | Party | First Preference Result | Two Candidate Result | ||||||
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| Votes | % | +% | Position | Votes | % | +% | Result | |||
| 2010 | Ivanhoe | Labor | 12,140 | 35.36 | −6.43 | 2nd | 17,755 | 51.68 | −7.19 | Elected |
| 2014 | 14,133 | 36.0 | +0.1 | 2nd | 20,991 | 53.4 | +1.6 | Elected | ||
| 2018 | 18,800 | 46.45 | +10.49 | 1st | 25,244 | 62.37 | +8.96 | Elected | ||
| 2022 | 17,333 | 42.7 | −3.7 | 1st | 25,746 | 63.0 | +0.7 | Elected | ||