Education
He studied journalism at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, then spent five years as a journalist at the Geelong Advertiser newspaper.
He studied journalism at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, then spent five years as a journalist at the Geelong Advertiser newspaper.
Prior to his election, Carbines was chief-of-staff to Labor Member of Parliament and Minister for Education Bronwyn Pike, whilst also serving as a councillor on the City of Banyule council. 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 Member of Parliament, Craig Langdon. 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.