Tag: ICAC
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MORE REVELATIONS AT ICAC AS TIM OWEN TAKES THE STAND
Another day at the ICAC, and another revelation about an envelope full of $100 notes being handed over by Newcastle developer, now Lord Mayor, Jeff McCloy. Newcastle Liberal MP Tim Owen took the witness stand for the first time, admitting he DID receive illegal donations from six Hunter developers during his 2011 election campaign. Jane…
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MORE DETAILS OF DEVELOPER DEALINGS AT ICAC
Reputations continue to crumble in the Independent Commission Against Corruption, as the inquiry focuses on illegal donations to the 2011 election campaign in Newcastle. Newcastle Liberal MP Tim Owen took the witness stand for the first time today, and from the first question admitted he had received donations by banned donors, including a long list…
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TIM OWEN TO APPEAR AT ICAC HEARING NEXT WEEK
Newcastle MP Tim Owen will have his day at the ICAC’s public inquiry into alleged illegal political donations next Monday. Also listed to appear next week are Hunter developers Hilton Grugeon and Jeff McCloy. The inquiry is examining whether Liberal MPs Tim Owen and Andrew Cornwell solicited and received donations from prohibited donors during the…
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CONSEQUENCES OF ICAC HEARING YET TO BE REALISED
For the city at the centre of the saga, the consequences are yet to be realised. Labor candidate for the seat of Newcastle Tim Crakanthorp is calling for a moratorium on development decisions made by the state government.
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STARTLING ADMISSIONS AT ICAC AS ANDREW CORNWELL TAKES THE STAND
It’s been another startling day at the Independent Commission Against Corruption, as embattled Charlestown MP Andrew Cornwell and his wife Samantha Brookes took the stand for the first time. Operation Spicer is focusing on corruption allegations during the 2011 state election campaign for the seats of Newcastle and Charlestown. NBN reporter Jane Goldsmith has been…
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CORNWELL & OWEN STAND DOWN AFTER ICAC SENSATION
Hunter based Liberal MPs Tim Owen and Andrew Cornwell have stood down from the party on a sensational day at the ICAC. It comes after allegations of “serious irregularities” in the funding of the 2011 election campaigns of both. NSW Premier Mike Baird made a statement on the matter on Wednesday afternoon. “Today I have…
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ICAC HEARS McCLOY GAVE CORNWELL $10,000 IN BROWN PAPER BAG
Member for Charlestown Andrew Cornwell has told the ICAC he was offered $10,000 in a brown paper bag while sitting in developer Jeff McCloy’s Bentley before the 2011 election campaign. Mr McCloy became Lord Mayor in 2012. Counsel assisting the inquiry, Geoffrey Watson, said Dr Cornwell, who ran a veterinary practice before being elected, handed…
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ANDREW AND BRIEN CORNWELL CALLED TO GIVE EVIDENCE AT ICAC
State member for Charlestown Andrew Cornwell and his father, developer Brien Cornwell, have been called to give evidence at the Independent Commission Against Corruption this week. The inquiry is investigating allegations prohibited donors contributed to the 2011 state election campaign for the seat of Newcastle. Newcastle Lord Mayor Jeff McCloy and Hunter developer Hilton Grugeon…
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ANDREW CORNWELL ON ICAC WITNESS LIST
Member for Charlestown Andrew Cornwell and his father Brien have been called to appear at the ICAC when Operation Spicer resumes on Wednesday. Brien Cornwell is a Newcastle based property developer, who established the Irish pub MJ Finnegans This week, the public inquiry will focus on funding for the Liberal Party’s successful campaign for the…
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GREENS PUSH McCLOY TO STAND DOWN WHILE ICAC INVESTIGATES
Greens councillors are calling for Jeff McCloy to stand down as Newcastle Lord Mayor, amid an ongoing ICAC probe into political donations. It follows Mr McCloy’s admission that he contributed almost $10,000 to Tim Owen’s 2011 state election campaign.