Direct employment
Evan Mulholland MP
Northern Metropolitan Region
Worked for the IPA for six years, ultimately as Director of Communications, before entering the Victorian Parliament.
Documented public records • Victoria • Updated 11 August 2026
These are not merely shared political ideas. The records below document employment, declared associations, staff and adviser links, family or network connections, and continuing contact involving the Institute of Public Affairs.
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Direct employment
Northern Metropolitan Region
Worked for the IPA for six years, ultimately as Director of Communications, before entering the Victorian Parliament.
Direct employment
Former Liberal leader and MP for Hawthorn
Worked at the IPA as Director of its Productivity and Employment Unit in 2010 before entering Parliament.
Declared association
Southern Metropolitan Region
Repeatedly declared the Institute of Public Affairs under “party, body or association” in Victorian parliamentary Registers of Interests.
Declared association + ongoing contact
Southern Metropolitan Region
Declared the IPA in his 2015 Register of Interests. A July 2025 parliamentary travel report records a telephone discussion with senior IPA members about Victorian policy.
Declared association
Former Liberal MP for Warrandyte
Declared the IPA in his 2015 Victorian parliamentary Register of Interests.
Declared association
Former Liberal MP for Kew
Declared the IPA in his 2015 Victorian parliamentary Register of Interests.
Adviser link
Sandringham
Has employed John Lloyd as a part-time adviser. Lloyd was previously a director at the IPA.
Staff link
Northern Metropolitan Region
Former chief of staff Chetna Mahadik previously worked as the IPA’s Member Communications Manager.
Family/network link + use of IPA research
Kew — Leader of the Opposition
Her husband, Aaron Lane, was an IPA research and legal fellow. Wilson has also used IPA research in parliamentary debate. These facts document links; they do not alone establish coordination.
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