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‘Shame is the punishment’: as Icac delves into the shadowy Reformers, ‘whales’ are coming to the surface

The corruption watchdog is looking into allegations about Catholic conservative Liberals – but others are getting caught up in the hearings

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Liberal power brokers left phones in car to avoid tracing before discussing corruption probe, Icac hears

Watchdog begins second of eight weeks of hearings, investigating branch stacking allegations in the NSW Liberal party

The Guardian - AU

How the ‘Braveheart’ tribe of young Liberals descended from the Hills only to have their kilts lifted by Icac

Icac is investigating whether the NSW Liberals sub-faction took illegal donations and broke electoral funding laws

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‘Warring kingdoms’: cofounder of religious Reformers compares NSW Liberal party factionalism to Braveheart

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

The Guardian - AU

Angus Taylor has inadvertently taken centre stage in an Icac hearing – and the fallout could be profound

If the opposition leader was funding one side of a vicious factional war, it would be hard for many in the party to stomach

The Guardian - AU

Liberal leader's name drawn into corruption probe

A conservative Liberal Party faction sought to "shake down" now-party leader Angus Taylor for donations, a corruption inquiry has been told.

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Secret tape recordings and ‘sham’ payments: the Liberals’ internal ideological war laid bare

The NSW anti-corruption watchdog has begun a public inquiry into allegations of branch stacking, illegal donations and interference with preselections

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Senior politicians supported young NSW Liberal power brokers trying to shift party to right, corruption watchdog hears

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

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The Hills were alive with a NSW Liberal factional war – now the corruption watchdog is sniffing around

Thanks to two hearings involving serious allegations of corrupt conduct in 2022 involving political operatives in Sydney’s Hills district, the party now faces an existential crisis

The Guardian - AU

Political lobbyists, NSW Liberals and a fugitive developer are facing corruption allegations. Here’s what you need to know

Anti-corruption body examining allegations Liberal figures accepted donations to recruit members and also received money from fugitive Toplace developer Jean Nassif

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Liberals scramble as factional heavyweight quits job

Donations and branch-stacking allegations tied to a fugitive developer have left a Liberal leader facing questions of integrity ahead of state elections.

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NSW Labor will hold off on Hills Shire council inquiry ‘at request of Icac’

Premier says government will not proceed with public inquiry as it could affect investigation being conducted by commission

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ICAC launches investigation into Sydney's Hill Shire Council over alleged impropriety

The Independent Commission Against Corruption has asked the government not to proceed with any inquiries into the Hills Shire Council while it investigates claims a property developer cut deals with Liberal Party members.

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NSW premier's brother Jean-Claude Perrottet back in Sydney after evading Hills Shire Council inquiry

Jean-Claude Perrottet is filmed by Channel Nine in Sydney but did not explain where exactly overseas he had been during the inquiry hearings.

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Dominic Perrottet backtracks on Hills Shire Council inquiry

The NSW premier says the state executive of the Liberal Party is looking at investigations of impropriety "as we speak" after previously labelling the inquiry a political game which targeted his family.

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Dominic Perrottet's brother Jean-Claude overseas, refuses to attend Hills Shire Council inquiry

A NSW parliamentary inquiry is told that Liberal party figures Christian Ellis and Jean-Claude Perrottet, the premier's brother, sought out a $50,000 payment from a businessman as part of an effort to unseat the party's centre right factional powerbroker Alex Hawke.

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Internal NSW Liberal documents detail how its right faction seized control of Hills shire

Dossier tabled by a parliamentary inquiry shows how three party branches were relocated to the area

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Hills Shire Council inquiry sees server travel thousands of kilometres to track down Liberals

Despite the long journey, Liberal factional figure Jean-Claude Perrottet, former Liberal state executive member Christian Ellis and his mother, Hills Shire Councillor and political staffer Virginia Ellis, cannot be found.

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Contractors travel 1,900km in search of NSW inquiry witnesses, including Dominic Perrottet’s brother

Process servers have been unable to find three Liberal party members identified by the parliamentary investigation

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Inquiry's servers detail search for Liberal members

The wife of a Liberal member being sought by a NSW parliamentary inquiry appeared nervous and evasive when denying she knew where he was, process servers say.

AAP

Perrottet pledges $10m to boost religious safety

Dominic Perrottet says $10 million will be spent on boosting safety at religious schools and community centres if his party wins at the state election.

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Premier Dominic Perrottet's brother Charles refuses to front NSW parliamentary inquiry

Premier Dominic Perrottet's brother confirms he will not front a parliamentary inquiry into Sydney's Hills Shire Council, calling it a "Labor/Greens circus".

AAP

Hills Shire inquiry a 'circus': NSW premier's brother

Dominic Perrottet's brother has rejected calls to answer questions at a NSW inquiry, days after the premier told reporters to "Leave my family out of it".

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Premier Dominic Perrottet denies NSW Liberals in disarray as scandals pile up

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet denies his government is in disarray after the resignation of two key players a month from the state election.

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Dominic Perrottet lashes out at Hills Shire Council inquiry focus on his brothers

Dominic Perrottet becomes fiery under questioning about his brothers' absence from a parliamentary inquiry into alleged impropriety on the Hills Shire Council.

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