While we wait for the opposition leader’s press conference, it’s worth considering what the IBAC report had to say about the Liberal Party.

Property developer John Woodman and his entities made a total $530,700 worth of donations to the Liberals between 2010 and 2019 over 97 transactions, according to Operation Sandon.

That was more than what was donated to Labor, which received $439,268.

Woodman paid $70,000 for membership of Enterprise Victoria, a Liberal fundraising arm, splitting payments into $10,000 lots paid by separate entities.

“The link between the level of financial contribution and the influence expected in return is evident in a lawfully intercepted telephone conversation between Enterprise Victoria’s executive director and Mr Woodman in February 2019,” the IBAC report states.

“In the conversation, the executive director was seeking to finalise a large financial commitment from Mr Woodman. They offered him personal meetings with the [then] Liberal Party leader [Michael O’Brien] and state president as an incentive. In response, Mr Woodman noted his interest.”

The meetings did not take place, IBAC heard.

The Enterprise Victoria executive director also assured Woodman that they could get around new donation laws, by making payments to the federal account which allowed larger donations than Victoria, before diverting the money to Enterprise Victoria.