Anthony Carbines

Anthony Carbines MP
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Ivanhoe
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 November 2010
Preceded by	Craig Langdon
Personal details
Born	15 June 1973 Preston, Victoria, Australia
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Spouse(s)	Anita Brown
Relations	Elaine Carbines (stepmother)
Children	One daughter
Residence	Rosanna, Victoria
Alma mater	RMIT University
Occupation	Journalist
Website	anthonycarbines.org.au

Anthony Richard Carbines (born 15 June 1973) is an Australian politician, who represents the electoral district of Ivanhoe in the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the Australian Labor Party.^[1]

He studied journalism at RMIT University, 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.^[2] 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.^[3] 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.

References

1. "Anthony Carbines (Ivanhoe)". Members Information. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
2. Green, Antony: Victoria Votes 2010: Ivanhoe, Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
3. Austin, Paul: Labor dumps senior MP, The Age, 24 July 2009.