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Corruption inquiry hears about request for $50k to branch stack against federal member Retired businessman Frits Maré has been telling the NSW Independent Commision Against Corruption (Icac) about a 2020 meeting in which Reformers Jean-Claude Perrottet and Christian Ellis asked him to contribute $50,000 to an operation to unseat the Liberal member for Mitchell, Alex Hawke. On Monday, Reformer Robert Assaf told the commission he was concerned that the Perrottets, including former premier Dominic Perrottet and brothers Jean-Claude and Charles Perrottet, had a “vendetta” against Hawke, who had “backstabbed Dom” and become a “kingmaker” in the party. Neither Hawke nor Dominic Perrottet is accused of any wrongdoing. Jean-Claude and Charles…

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