July
CFMEU appoints anti-corruption expert to solve issues ‘head-on’
The embattled union has appointed a leading corruption fighter, national secretary Zach Smith has revealed.
- Staff reporters
Top barrister slams Berejiklian over corruption denial
Former ICAC assistant commissioner Anthony Whealy criticised the ex-NSW premier for her defiance after losing an appeal over a corruption finding.
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- Aaron Patrick
April
Downer EDI employees, council workers ‘seriously corrupt’, ICAC finds
Two former employees of Downer EDI were corrupt on transport projects and the company did not always comply with rules dealing with subcontractors, investigators found.
- Jenny Wiggins
Disclose lobbyist meetings and federal minister’s diaries: NSW ICAC
The policy intervention from the state corruption watchdog comes ahead of its appearance at a Senate Inquiry on Monday probing access to Parliament House by lobbyists.
- Ronald Mizen
February
Maguire a ‘special kind of pest’ who had a hold over Berejiklian
The former premier’s secret relationship with the disgraced regional MP dominated proceedings in the second day of her attempt to appeal corruption findings.
- Samantha Hutchinson
Berejiklian’s relationship with MP ‘not a conflict of interest’
Lawyers representing former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian argue she never acted out of a desire to advance her relationship as she appeals an ICAC corruption finding.
- Samantha Hutchinson
Downer EDI net profit rises 6pc on turnaround
Downer EDI’s shares surged to their highest levels in more than a year after profits beat expectations and the contractor deepened its cost-cutting targets.
- Jenny Wiggins
September 2023
‘Corrupt’ Berejiklian takes ICAC to court
Gladys Berejiklian says the ICAC neither had the authority nor the evidence to make findings of corruption against her.
- Michael Pelly
Berejiklian launches legal bid against ICAC finding
The challenge against the corruption watchdog’s finding that the former NSW premier engaged in serious corrupt conduct while in office is listed for a first directions hearing on October 9.
- Samantha Lock
What to expect in the NSW budget
The NSW Labor government has flagged a raft of big-ticket spending items as it prepares to hand down its first budget since 2010.
- Maeve Bannister
August 2023
Downer EDI boss pledges ‘first-grade’ governance after $386m loss
The troubled contractor has put a former Lendlease executive in charge of risk management as it tries to get back into the black.
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- Jenny Wiggins
Minns orders urgent probe into Newcastle planning decisions
Chris Minns has ordered his most senior public servant to probe planning decisions in a Newcastle suburb where Tim Crakanthorp’s family owns property
- Samantha Hutchinson
Urgent review of NSW projects after disclosure scandal
NSW’s cabinet office has been tapped to review government projects in the Hunter region after MP Tim Crakanthorp was dumped for not disclosing family interests.
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- Samantha Hutchinson
NSW minister quits, misconduct claims referred to ICAC
NSW Premier Chris Minns said he had asked Tim Crakanthorp, the Member for Newcastle, to resign from his various portfolios over a failure to disclose conflicts of interest.
- Luke Costin
July 2023
Investors turn more bullish on Downer EDI
As the management team comes under pressure to deliver on revised earnings forecasts next month, the company’s shares are up 24 per cent in two months.
- Jenny Wiggins
- Opinion
- Berejiklian inquiry
Gladys’ texts are not ‘seriously corrupt’
The point at which the disclosure of a romantic relationship is necessary must now be clarified to avoid deterring women from contributing to politics while searching for love.
- Amanda Stoker
Berejiklian’s boss has ‘zero tolerance’ for corruption
Gladys Berejiklian’s employer is standing by the embattled former premier even as it notes a tough-talking company code of conduct.
- Samantha Hutchinson
- Analysis
- Berejiklian inquiry
Is Gladys Berejiklian ‘seriously’ corrupt?
ICAC found Eddie Obeid “corrupt” and Gladys Berejiklian, who won’t go to jail or face criminal charges, “seriously corrupt”.
- Michael Pelly
June 2023
Berejiklian legal challenge to ICAC likely to ‘end in failure’
Legal experts say any court action by the former NSW Premier has “only a small chance”.
- Michael Pelly
NSW’s tough ICAC law would stifle Victoria’s unethical behaviour
Adverse findings against NSW former premier Gladys Berejiklian are an example of the sort of “grey corruption” that can’t be investigated in Victoria.
- Tom Burton