The $5.5m Wagga Wagga gun club “function centre” project at the heart of the probe that felled Gladys Berejiklian is a taxpayer disaster — and even a financial albatross for the club itself.

The boss of Guide Dogs Victoria has joined the march to the door. His departure was announced just hours after revelations he was warned a decade ago over charity “politicisation”.

Guide Dogs Victoria’s board – which claims to have been unaware of political spruiking by its ousted CEO Karen Hayes – was alerted to serious concerns of similar activity almost decade ago.

Guide Dogs Victoria delivered just 40 guide dogs last financial year - the same number as a decade ago - despite receiving over $21 million in revenue.

The general manager responsible for communications at Guide Dogs Victoria has left the embattled group, along with its chief financial officer.

Almost a month after Optus suffered one of the worst data breaches in Australian history it continues to run a “completely insecure” website, says a top cybersecurity expert.