Tag: ICAC
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ANDREW CORNWELL DENIES BEING PART OF PAINTING SCAM
Disgraced former Charlestown MP, Andrew Cornwell, has told the ICAC that Hunter developer Hilton Grugeon lied about the sale of a painting. Mr Cornwell has denied being part of a scam to sell the Rex Newell artwork for more than $10,000. He maintains it was given to Mr Grugeon as a gift and that he…
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ICAC LIVE TWITTER FEED
Jane Goldsmith’s Twitter feed live from the ICAC in Sydney. Tweets by @janegoldnbn
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NEWCASTLE ALLIANCE MEMBERS FACE ICAC
Members of the Newcastle Alliance – a business lobby group – faced a barrage of questions at the ICAC today. It came as the hearing focused on an illegal $50,000 donation from Nathan Tinkler’s Buildev Group, for an anti-Labor campaign.
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ANOTHER BY-ELECTION FOR NEWCASTLE AFTER LORD MAYOR QUITS
Newcastle voters are facing yet another by-election, after Lord Mayor Jeff McCloy became the latest casualty of the ICAC’s political funding probe. The successful property developer resigned overnight, after deciding the controversy surrounding his donations “may affect the proper functioning” of the council.
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ICAC HEARS ANTI-LABOR PAMPHLETS TRACED TO TRIPODI & TINKLER
The Corruption Commission inquiry into illegal political donations has heard pamphlets for an anti-Labor campaign in the seat of Newcastle were funded by businessman Nathan Tinkler. It also heard the pamphlets, to oust then sitting MP Jodi McKay, came from a printer owned by ex-Labor minister Joe Tripodi. Newcastle solicitor Nick Dan took the stand…
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ICAC LIVE FEED
Follow NBN reporter Jane Goldsmith’s tweets from today’s ICAC hearing in Sydney. Tweets by @janegoldnbn
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ROBYN PARKER EMERGES FROM ICAC WITH REPUTATION INTACT
It’s claimed three Liberal scalps this week alone… but today, an MP walked from the Corruption Commission with a smile on her face. Maitland MP Robyn Parker cleared her name after taking her turn in the witness seat – saying she returned one banned donation and didn’t know anything about any other money. Hunter developers…
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ROBYN PARKER DENIES RECEIVING ILLEGAL DONATIONS
Maitland MP Robyn Parker has denied receiving illegal donations for her 2011 state election campaign. It comes after developer and now Newcastle lord mayor, Jeff McCloy, told the ICAC he may have given money to Ms Parker. She took the stand at the Corruption Commission today, saying the money was for her family to produce…
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ANDREW CORNWELL TO FACE ICAC AGAIN
Former Charlestown MP Andrew Cornwell will face the ICAC for the second time next Thursday, as the corruption watchdog continues to examine political donations. The latest witness list has been released and also names Mr Cornwell’s father, Brien, and wife Samantha Brookes. Among the other witnesses to give evidence, Newcastle Alliance members Paul Murphy, Neil…
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ICAC LATEST:EDWARDS STEPS ASIDE, McCLOY STANDS HIS GROUND
A third Liberal MP has fallen foul of the ICAC probe into political donations in as many days, with Swansea’s Garry Edwards stepping aside from the party, after claims he accepted cash from Jeff McCloy. The developer turned Lord Mayor of Newcastle fronted the commission today, saying he felt like “a walking ATM”, after giving…