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Lawyers for a former member of the Darwin Turf Club say the Northern Territory Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (ICAC) was overzealous in its investigation of a controversial $12 million grandstand grant and accuse the commissioner of using "extraordinary and unusual methods to obtain evidence".

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A NSW corruption inquiry hears that Angelo Tsirekas received tens of thousands of dollars in kickbacks from developers over the past decade.

MORNING BRIEFING: A corruption inquiry commencing in Sydney today will examine allegations Canada Bay Mayor, Angelo Tsirekas, took bribes from property developers.

Swan and Hasluck could be among the seats to fall if Labor gets a swing just one-third as big as Mark McGowan’s at state level

Darwin researchers believed they would be awarded a contract to study prawn-like species in a major Northern Territory gas field earmarked for fracking. A government decision not to do so has now been referred to ICAC.

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Legal figures say it is ‘ridiculous’ for the PM to call the NSW corruption commission a ‘kangaroo court’ that has led to too many politicians resigning

The head of ICAC warns that cases of corruption risk being overlooked if the NSW watchdog doesn't get the funding it needs.