A dispute over $2500 paid in a carpark and secretly taped calls reveal how a political powerbroker ‘consultant’ navigates the business and government worlds.
Russell Dean was hurrying as he left the Westpac bank branch. He had $2500 in his hand – all $50 notes in a white envelope – destined for an ALP powerbroker.
The bank had been crowded and withdrawing the cash had taken longer than planned, Dean recalled in a statutory declaration revealed by The Australian Financial Review.
Liam WalshReporterLiam Walsh writes on investigations and companies with The Australian Financial Review. He has won multiple media awards, worked in Japan and is now based in Brisbane. Email Liam at liam.walsh@afr.com.au
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