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  1. Charles Perrottet repeatedly denies taking payments from developer for political outcomes in Icac hearing
    By Penry Buckley

    Brother of the former premier says he lied to developer Jean Nassif about doing political work for him and rejects accusation he is fabricating evidence

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #IndependentCommissionAgainstCorruption #NewSouthWalespolitics #Liberalparty #NewSouthWales #Australianews #TheGuardian #PenryBuckley

  2. Sydney’s beaches enter the drone age to get swimmers back in the water after spate of shark attacks
    By Penry Buckley

    Seventy beaches across New South Wales are part of the $34m dawn-to-dusk drone monitoring program, which one expert has called ‘the best technology we have at the moment’

    theguardian.com/environment/20

    #Sharks #Australianews #NewSouthWales #Sydney #Environment #Marinelife #TheGuardian #PenryBuckley

  3. Charles Perrottet told fugitive developer plan at Nobu dinner to have NSW MP ‘on his knees’, Icac hears
    By Penry Buckley

    Liberal party figure tells inquiry he never asked Jean Nassif ‘for payments for political outcomes’ as lawyer tells him she is ‘gobsmacked’ by his ‘obfuscation’

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #NewSouthWales #Australianews #TheGuardian #PenryBuckley

  4. NSW top prosecutor Sally Dowling and state attorney general discussed which barristers could review her office, estimates hears
    By Penry Buckley

    Sally Dowling tells budget estimates that Michael Daley called to tell her he was appointing a senior counsel and ‘raised quite a number of names’

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #NewSouthWalespolitics #NewSouthWales #Australianews #TheGuardian #PenryBuckley

  5. Icac lawyer tells Charles Perrottet the key to lying is ‘you have to be really good at remembering it’
    By Penry Buckley

    Perrottet disagrees when counsel assisting Peggy Dwyer SC claims brother of former NSW premier is not truthful and ‘constructing evidence’

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #IndependentCommissionAgainstCorruption #NewSouthWalespolitics #Liberalparty #Australianews #TheGuardian #PenryBuckley

  6. One Nation’s new NSW leader Mike Newman is an investment banker who wants to ‘get rid of wokery’
    By Penry Buckley

    Son of former ABC chair will contest seat of Cessnock in March state election and says ‘my wife’s Japanese’ so he doesn’t believe party is racist

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #OneNation #NewSouthWales #NewSouthWalespolitics #Australianews #TheGuardian #PenryBuckley

  7. Police investigate death of teenage girl, 16, two days after alleged ‘sexual choking’ act in Sydney
    By Penry Buckley

    Officers called to northern beaches home on Sunday evening before girl dies in hospital on Tuesday night after what source says was sexual strangulation act

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #Australianews #NewSouthWales #TheGuardian #PenryBuckley

  8. Catholic Schools NSW boss sacked after appearance at Icac inquiry into alleged Liberal party corruption
    By Penry Buckley

    Watchdog investigating whether Dallas McInerney arranged illegal political donations from schools to lobbying companies controlled by the Reformers

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #IndependentCommissionAgainstCorruption #NewSouthWales #Australianews #NewSouthWalespolitics #TheGuardian #PenryBuckley

  9. Catholic schools chief denies wiping critical evidence after performing factory reset on phone, Icac hears
    By Penry Buckley

    Dallas McInerney tells inquiry he wiped data from his devices over the weekend after receiving a security warning from his bank

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #IndependentCommissionAgainstCorruption #Australianews #Liberalparty #NewSouthWales #AngusTaylor #Sydney #TheGuardian #PenryBuckley

  10. No ‘automatic knockback’ for non-compliant datacentres as NSW announces fast-track pathway
    By Penry Buckley

    As the Minns government commits to assessing proposals within 75 days, community groups fear applications will be rushed through ahead of commonwealth legislation

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #DatacentresAustralia #NewSouthWales #NewSouthWalespolitics #Australianews #Technology #TheGuardian #PenryBuckley

  11. Massive bailout for Australia’s largest aluminium smelter expected to be announced by PM and NSW premier
    By Tom McIlroy and Penry Buckley

    Rio Tinto said in December it may cease operations at the Tomago aluminium smelter at the end of its current electricity supply contract

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #Australianpolitics #AnthonyAlbanese #ChrisMinns #Australianews #Energy #TheGuardian #TomMcIlroy #PenryBuckley

  12. Lobbying firm linked to Reformers created fake administrative assistant named ‘Jessica’, Icac hears
    By Penry Buckley

    Consultant Jeremy Greenwood gives evidence to Independent Commission Against Corruption as it investigates allegations linked to Christian Liberal group

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #Australianews #IndependentCommissionAgainstCorruption #Sydney #NewSouthWales #Liberalparty #NewSouthWalespolitics #TheGuardian #PenryBuckley

  13. Minns said he wouldn’t ‘gloat’ about Icac hearings into the Liberals. Instead, he’s quietly taken out the trash
    By Penry Buckley

    Amid revelations that could damage the Liberals’ state election hopes, the NSW government dropped key documents on three contentious issues

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #IndependentCommissionAgainstCorruption #ChrisMinns #Australianews #NewSouthWales #Liberalparty #TheGuardian #PenryBuckley

  14. ‘Rob has the bucks cash’: NSW Liberals used Reformers funds to pay for ‘personal expenditure’, Icac hears
    By Penry Buckley

    Robert Assaf separately tells anti-corruption inquiry money funnelled through lobbying firm to create ‘maximum benefit from a tax perspective’

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #Australianews #IndependentCommissionAgainstCorruption #NewSouthWalespolitics #Liberalparty #TheGuardian #PenryBuckley

  15. ‘Warring kingdoms’: cofounder of religious Reformers compares NSW Liberal party factionalism to Braveheart
    By Penry Buckley and Jack Larkin

    Robert Assaf tells Icac that Angus Taylor wasn’t ‘that involved’ but the federal opposition leader ‘definitely wasn’t opposed’ to work of conservative group

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #IndependentCommissionAgainstCorruption #Liberalparty #NewSouthWalespolitics #Australianews #TheGuardian #PenryBuckley #JackLarkin

  16. Hotelier stopped funding NSW Liberal ‘Reformers’ after deciding Morrison and Perrottet had ‘gone woke’, Icac hears
    By Penry Buckley

    Michael O’Hara also tells corruption watchdog he was wrong to support young Liberals alleged to have solicited illegal donations, saying ‘I made a mistake’

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #IndependentCommissionAgainstCorruption #NewSouthWales #Sydney #Liberalparty #Australianews #Laborparty #TheGuardian #PenryBuckley

  17. Senior politicians supported young NSW Liberal power brokers trying to shift party to right, corruption watchdog hears
    By Penry Buckley

    So-called ‘Reformers’ hosted recruitment functions with speakers including Tony Abbott and Alan Jones

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #NewSouthWales #Liberalparty #Australianews #NewSouthWalespolitics #TheGuardian #PenryBuckley