
Eleni Petinos, former NSW fair trading minister, testified at an ICAC inquiry that she believes she was used by fellow Liberals to try to remove Building Commissioner David Chandler, and her subsequent sacking may have been unfair and motivated by her reluctance to fire Chandler.
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Ongoing ICAC inquiry into NSW Liberal Party dealings and potential corruption.
The former New South Wales fair trading minister Eleni Petinos has given evidence at a corruption inquiry that she may have been used by fellow Liberals to try to get rid of the building commissioner David Chandler, recounting numerous attempts in 2022 to persuade her he was “dodgy” and should be sacked. [...] Lawry told Icac that over time she came to believe that she had been used, possibly by Spence but perhaps others, over the video.
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ICAC inquiry will lead to further resignations or charges.
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