NSW inquiry to report on southwest Sydney mayor claims A parliamentary report into impropriety allegations made against Canterbury Bankstown mayor Khal Asfour is due for release on Tuesday. AAP · Feb 27, 2023
'Public lynching': Canterbury-Bankstown mayor Khal Asfour fires back at findings of parliamentary inquiry NSW upper house inquiry finds Canterbury-Bankstown mayor Khal Asfour's expense claims "outside community expectations", as he says he's open to being investigated by the corruption watchdog. ABC News · Feb 27, 2023
Ratepayer cash used for vodka, beer, chicken nuggets A former Labor candidate has used parliamentary privilege to accuse an ex-party colleague of spending ratepayer money on vodka and chicken nuggets. AAP · Feb 6, 2023
NSW Labor chooses Bob Nanva as replacement for Khal Asfour in Upper House spot Bob Nanva is credited with introducing corporate governance reform during an overhaul of NSW Labor after a corruption probe into party donations. ABC News · Jan 25, 2023
NSW Labor sec drafted into upper house Opposition Leader Chris Minns has made a captain's pick - drafting NSW Labor state secretary Bob Nanva into a vacant, winnable spot on the upper house ticket. AAP · Jan 25, 2023
Coalition on track to lose NSW election A new YouGov poll shows Labor would comfortably defeat the coalition at the NSW state election if the vote was held today. AAP · Jan 21, 2023
NSW Labor candidate Khal Asfour withdraws from election after media report about overseas expense claim Canterbury Bankstown mayor had recently been cleared of allegations made by a former Labor MP in parliament The Guardian - AU · Jan 19, 2023
NSW Labor candidate Asfour out of race Local councillors could be banned from spending taxpayer cash on clothes after revelations sunk the aspirations of upper house candidate Khal Asfour. AAP · Jan 19, 2023
NSW Labor candidate Khal Asfour steps down claiming 'vicious smear campaign' against him Canterbury-Bankstown Mayor Khal Asfour steps down as a NSW Labor candidate for the upper house due to what he describes as a "vicious smear campaign" against him. ABC News · Jan 19, 2023
Former NSW Labor MP joins One Nation despite previously labelling Mark Latham a ‘buffoon’ Tania Mihailuk, who quit ALP in 2022, now says she’s worried state would go ‘woke and broke’ under a Labor government The Guardian - AU · Jan 17, 2023
Labor 'too woke' for turncoat NSW MP Former member of the NSW Labor Party and incumbent Bankstown MP, Tania Mihailuk will join One Nation ahead of the March state election. AAP · Jan 17, 2023
Probe clears Bankstown mayor of corruption An independent inquiry has cleared a Sydney mayor of impropriety after former NSW Labor frontbencher Tania Mihailuk aired concerns about corruption. AAP · Jan 10, 2023
Investigation clears NSW Labor candidate Khal Asfour of corruption, links to Eddie Obeid Canterbury-Bankstown mayor Khal Asfour says he has been "vindicated" after a review finds no evidence of the corruption alleged by former Labor MP Tania Mihailuk. ABC News · Jan 10, 2023
Labor mayor slams NSW probe as 'pay back' A potential NSW Labor MP has angrily criticised a committee investigating him for impropriety and called for a government frontbencher to be sacked. AAP · Dec 21, 2022
AAP · Nov 29, 2022 Inquiry to probe Bankstown Council An inquiry will look into integrity issues at Canterbury-Bankstown Council after ex-Labor frontbencher Tania Mihailuk aired concerns about its mayor.
ABC News · Nov 29, 2022 Parliamentary inquiry ordered into NSW Labor candidate Khal Asfour allegations Khal Asfour faces a second investigation after allegations of impropriety were raised by outgoing Labor MP Tania Mihailuk.
ABC News · Oct 20, 2022 NSW Labor MP Tania Mihailuk resigns from party, says Labor not ready to govern Ms Mihailuk says the party's endorsement of Canterbury-Bankstown Mayor Khal Asfour gives her no option but to resign from the party.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 20, 2022 NSW Labor MP Tania Mihailuk quits party a month after making allegations against rival Mihailuk told state’s parliament she had been left with ‘no choice’ and Labor was ‘not ready to govern’
AAP · Oct 20, 2022 Mihailuk quits NSW Labor after sacking NSW MP Tania Mihailuk has sensationally quit the Labor party after being sacked from shadow cabinet, having aired concerns about a recently selected candidate.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 23, 2022 Chris Minns defends swift sacking of Tania Mihailuk after corruption allegations NSW Labor leader claims he sacked his frontbencher via voicemail less than 24 hours after he asked her to produce evidence to back up her claims
ABC News · Sep 22, 2022 Labor MP Tania Mihailuk sacked from shadow ministry over criticism of Khal Asfour NSW Labor MP Tania Mihailuk has been sacked less than 24 hours after failing to agree to stop using parliamentary privilege to launch "attacks" on colleagues.
AAP · Sep 22, 2022 NSW Labor boots MP from shadow cabinet NSW Labor leader Chris Minns has booted a controversial MP from cabinet after she did not respond to an ultimatum he gave her less than 24 hours earlier.
ABC News · Sep 21, 2022 NSW Labor's Tanya Mihailuk criticises potential candidate, Canterbury-Bankstown mayor Khal Asfour MP Tania Mihailuk uses parliamentary privilege to attack the character of a potential future candidate — linking them to corrupt former minister Eddie Obeid.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 21, 2022 NSW Labor MP Tania Mihailuk launches extraordinary attack on her own party in parliament In late-night speech, Tania Mihailuk links Bankstown mayor and Labor candidate Khal Asfour to corrupt former minister Eddie Obeid
ABC News · Apr 29, 2022 Lakemba Ramadan Nights food market attracts more than 1 million visitors During the holy month, Haldon Street at dusk is a sight to behold. The Ramadan Nights festival has transformed the strip in Lakemba, in Sydney's south-west.