Australia news live: landmark Icac inquiry into corruption allegations in NSW Liberals begins

The brief

A landmark inquiry into corruption allegations in the New South Wales Liberals has begun in Sydney. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) is investigating allegations that senior Liberal figures solicited or accepted undeclared or excessive donations to recruit party members. The inquiry, known as Operation Rosny, is examining claims that a Sydney developer, Jean Nassif, met with senior Liberals and paid them to arrange for new councillors to be elected to the Hills Shire council. Nassif allegedly sought to leverage his connections with the brothers of former premier Dominic Perrottet to remove the building commissioner, David Chandler, from office. The inquiry is expected to scrutinize the role of money in politics and its potential to corrupt.

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