DARK SECRETS: 5 | Vintage Vibes

Inquiry hears of factionalism, funds and a fugitive

Calls about illicit political donations, covert texts and sham invoices for tens of thousands of dollars have been aired at an inquiry, with more to come.

AAP · Aug 6

Afternoon Update: Gina Rinehart gets apology from ABC; Angus Taylor mentioned again at Icac; and a forbidden novel

Broadcaster’s managing director Hugh Marks says film has been edited on the ABC’s platforms to remove the material in question

The Guardian - AU · Aug 6

Texts suggest Angus Taylor ‘paid money to the Reformers … or was refusing to’, Icac inquiry hears

Jean-Claude Perrottet, brother of former NSW premier, asked about messages referencing federal opposition leader and factional group Reformers

The Guardian - AU · Aug 6

Why is Angus Taylor turning the Coalition into Pauline Hanson's party?

Taylor mimics Hanson's attacks on APS.

The Canberra Times · Jul 31

Dodgy donations, desperate denials in Liberals probe

The first week of an explosive inquiry investigating potential corrupt conduct in the Liberal Party has shown how factionalism thrives behind closed doors.

AAP · Jul 31

Where is the money coming from? Albanese, Taylor and Hanson don’t want to talk about it – and that’s a problem

As leaders dodged questions about fundraising activities this week, is it any wonder faith in politics is so low?

The Guardian - AU · Jul 31

How the ‘Braveheart’ tribe of young Liberals descended from the Hills only to have their kilts lifted by Icac

Icac is investigating whether the NSW Liberals sub-faction took illegal donations and broke electoral funding laws

The Guardian - AU · Jul 31

‘Rob has the bucks cash’: NSW Liberals used Reformers funds to pay for ‘personal expenditure’, Icac hears

Robert Assaf separately tells anti-corruption inquiry money funnelled through lobbying firm to create ‘maximum benefit from a tax perspective’

The Guardian - AU · Jul 31

'Hate it with a passion': Taylor hot-mic moment reveals huge APS-slashing plan

The Opposition Leader has revealed a broad intention to overhaul the APS.

The Canberra Times · Jul 31

‘Warring kingdoms’: cofounder of religious Reformers compares NSW Liberal party factionalism to Braveheart

Robert Assaf tells Icac that Angus Taylor wasn’t ‘that involved’ but the federal opposition leader ‘definitely wasn’t opposed’ to work of conservative group

The Guardian - AU · Jul 30