December 2024
Peter V’landys bogged down in a multibillion-dollar property play
The influential CEO of Racing NSW is staring down allegations aired confidentially by purported whistleblowers to a parliamentary inquiry.
November 2024
ATO cut a deal with developer accused of fraud. But the money vanished
Property developer Nahi Gazal and his companies struck a deal with the Tax Office to pay millions in bills and penalties. When the ATO went to get the money, it was gone.
October 2024
Leading financial reformer Percy Allan dies aged 78
Allan worked under some of the most prominent political figures in NSW, including Labor premiers Neville Wran and Bob Carr, and as a key reformist under Liberal premier Nick Greiner.
July 2024
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.
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.
April 2024
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.
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.
February 2024
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.