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Liberal operative was offered $1,000 to get media to cover ‘grubby rumour’ minister was having affair, Icac hears

Sharangan Maheswaran says his bid for story on unsubstantiated rumour about then-Liberal minister David Elliott was ‘not a serious offer’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA …

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Private investigator surveilled Liberal minister and supplied Jean Nassif with recording devices, Icac hears

Shane de Kauwe tells corruption inquiry he was instructed by Toplace laywer Sharangan Maheswaran to investigate minister David ElliottFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA pri…

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‘Oh shit’: Labor councillor who attended 2021 Liberal fundraiser was worried about potential Icac inquiry, Icac hears

Texts reveal Sharangan Maheswaran had ‘an explanation ready’ but was worried about picture taken with premier prompted by ‘dumb’ Christian EllisFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our new political email, free app or daily news po…

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Australia news live: Melbourne finishes second-last at world tram driving championships; Chalmers says Australia’s 40-year outlook ‘confronting’

Follow live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe prime minister has been asked if Australia has any plans to join the EU, after the Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, welcomed the offer of Canada becoming the EU’s fi…

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‘It’s how Jean does business’: fugitive developer left Jeremy Greenwood ‘high and dry’, Icac hears

Greenwood denies that invoices for almost $1m sent in a single day in September 2021 were ‘bogus accounts’ to cover up political donationsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA…

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Liberal operative says request to be wired before meeting was ‘silly’ comment, Icac hears

Jeremy Greenwood tells inquiry he does not remember a plan to release a false ‘mistress photo’ relating to David ElliottFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA factional figure …

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Charles Perrottet denies asking brother as premier to appoint cabinet minister, Icac hears

Charles says claims by developer Jean Nassif in an intercepted phone call that ‘we’re reshuffling the government’ did not reflect promises allegedly made to NassifFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free a…

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Property developer claimed ‘the premier is my best friend’ in tapped phone call, Icac hears

Charles Perrottet, the younger brother of the former premier, tells Icac that claims made by Jean Nassif in the call were ‘bravado’ and ‘far-fetched’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily ne…

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