Catholic Schools NSW CEO Dallas McInerney denied at an Icac inquiry that he asked Angus Taylor for money for the Christian conservative faction the Reformers, suggesting an associate 'lied' about a funding commitment.
Liberal figure and lobbyist Jeremy Greenwood told an Icac inquiry he funded travel to Fiji for the brother of former NSW premier Dominic Perrottet and advised a school CEO to avoid a parliamentary probe.
ABC managing director Hugh Marks apologized to Gina Rinehart and announced policy changes following legal threats over crude comments in the Race Around the World program.
NSW's anti-corruption watchdog ICAC was shown text messages suggesting federal opposition leader Angus Taylor may have paid money to the Reformers faction, a claim Taylor has previously denied.
Former NSW Liberal minister Damien Tudehope testified at the ICAC corruption inquiry that he was unaware donations from hotelier Michael O'Hara breached electoral laws, maintaining he did not believe the payments were political.
Opposition Leader Kellie Sloane is under increasing pressure as the ICAC's Operation Rosny inquiry, investigating alleged corruption linked to the Liberal party, implicates two of her shadow ministers. Former shadow attorney-general Damien Tudehope and shadow industry minister Eleni Petinos face scrutiny, with the inquiry's timing proving challenging for the opposition.
