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ICAC explores lobbyist's role in right-wing Liberal group's alleged corruption

Steadysecond windCoverage went quiet for 9 days, then returned with 8 more reports - 11 voices in all.
After publishing: 15 headlines quietly rewritten, 3 descriptions edited, 16 URLs changed34 changes
  1. The Guardian Worldseen 10 Aug, 12:01headline rewritten

    Lobbyist tells Icac there’s not a ‘shred of evidence’ he was involved with conservative Liberal groupLobbyist tells Icac there’s not a ‘shred of evidence’ he was involved with Reformers

  2. The Guardian Worldseen 11 Aug, 10:49headline rewritten

    Lobbying firm linked to Reformers created fake administrative assistant named ‘Jessica’, Icac hearsLobbyist defends ‘shit sheet’ on former Liberal MP despite admitting he knew ‘there was no affair’, Icac hears

  3. The Guardian Worldseen 12 Aug, 09:17headline rewritten

    Members of Liberal group received ‘kickbacks’ from lobbying company’s Catholic Schools NSW contract, Icac hearsMember of Liberal group paid for former NSW premier’s brother to travel to Fiji to avoid inquiry, Icac hears

  4. The Guardian Worldseen 12 Aug, 12:26headline rewritten

    Member of Liberal group paid for former NSW premier’s brother to travel to Fiji to avoid inquiry, Icac hears‘Send food photos’: Lobbyist paid for former premier’s brother to go to Fiji to avoid inquiry, Icac hears

  5. The Guardian Worldseen 12 Aug, 16:12headline rewritten

    ‘Send food photos’: Lobbyist paid for former premier’s brother to go to Fiji to avoid inquiry, Icac hears‘Send food photos’: lobbyist paid for former premier’s brother to go to Fiji to avoid inquiry, Icac hears

  6. hepburnadvocate.com.auseen 13 Aug, 04:27URL changed

    now resolves towww.hepburnadvocate.com.au/story/9328141/lobbyist-for-developer-defends-digging-up-dirt-on-mp/

  7. The Guardian Worldseen 13 Aug, 06:34headline rewritten

    Reformers were ‘spectacularly unsuccessful’ in taking over NSW Liberals, Catholic schools boss saysReformers associate may have ‘lied’ about a $15,000 commitment from Angus Taylor, Icac hears

  8. The Guardian Worldseen 13 Aug, 09:15headline rewritten

    Reformers associate may have ‘lied’ about a $15,000 commitment from Angus Taylor, Icac hearsReformers associate may have ‘boasted’ or ‘lied’ about a $15,000 commitment from Angus Taylor, Icac hears

  9. dailyadvertiser.com.auseen 14 Aug, 05:13URL changed

    now resolves towww.dailyadvertiser.com.au/story/9329045/premiers-brother-relaxed-in-fiji-to-dodge-inquiry/

  10. theleader.com.auseen 14 Aug, 05:13URL changed

    now resolves towww.theleader.com.au/story/9329045/premiers-brother-relaxed-in-fiji-to-dodge-inquiry/

  11. thecourier.com.auseen 14 Aug, 05:14URL changed

    now resolves towww.thecourier.com.au/story/9329045/premiers-brother-relaxed-in-fiji-to-dodge-inquiry/

  12. lithgowmercury.com.auseen 14 Aug, 05:15URL changed

    now resolves towww.lithgowmercury.com.au/story/9329045/premiers-brother-relaxed-in-fiji-to-dodge-inquiry/

  13. sconeadvocate.com.auseen 14 Aug, 08:19URL changed

    now resolves towww.sconeadvocate.com.au/story/9329045/premiers-brother-relaxed-in-fiji-to-dodge-inquiry/

  14. muswellbrookchronicle.com.auseen 14 Aug, 08:19URL changed

    now resolves towww.muswellbrookchronicle.com.au/story/9329045/premiers-brother-relaxed-in-fiji-to-dodge-inquiry/

  15. portnews.com.auseen 14 Aug, 08:20URL changed

    now resolves towww.portnews.com.au/story/9329045/premiers-brother-relaxed-in-fiji-to-dodge-inquiry/

  16. brisbanetimes.com.auseen 14 Aug, 08:21headline rewritten

    ICAC Operation Rosny LIVE updates: Greenwood told NSW Catholic Schools boss to avoid inquiry, wanted Nassif to pay for Jean-Claude Perrottet’s Fiji trip to avoid commissionICAC Operation Rosny as it happened: Greenwood told NSW Catholic Schools boss to avoid inquiry, wanted Nassif to pay for Jean-Claude Perrottet’s Fiji trip to avoid commission

  17. The Guardian Worldseen 19 Aug, 13:25description edited
    what the description said, before and after

    Dallas McInerney tells inquiry he wiped data from his devices over the weekend after receiving a security warning from his bank Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The chief executive of Catholic Schools NSW has denied he performed a factory reset on a work phone and iPad to wipe critical evidence for an investigation into allegations of corruption in the New South Wales Liberals, an inquiry has heard. On Wednesday,...

    Dallas McInerney tells inquiry he wiped data from his devices over the weekend after receiving a security warning from his bank Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The chief executive of Catholic Schools NSW has denied he performed a factory reset on a work phone and iPad to wipe critical evidence for an investigation into allegations of corruption in the New South Wales Liberal party, an inquiry has heard. On...

  18. dailyliberal.com.auseen 20 Aug, 19:56URL changed

    now resolves towww.dailyliberal.com.au/story/9333028/catholic-schools-boss-wiped-devices-ahead-of-grilling/

  19. lithgowmercury.com.auseen 20 Aug, 19:57URL changed

    now resolves towww.lithgowmercury.com.au/story/9333028/catholic-schools-boss-wiped-devices-ahead-of-grilling/

  20. wellingtontimes.com.auseen 20 Aug, 19:57URL changed

    now resolves towww.wellingtontimes.com.au/story/9333028/catholic-schools-boss-wiped-devices-ahead-of-grilling/

  21. theleader.com.auseen 20 Aug, 19:58URL changed

    now resolves towww.theleader.com.au/story/9333028/catholic-schools-boss-wiped-devices-ahead-of-grilling/

  22. The Guardian Worldseen 21 Aug, 07:38headline rewritten

    Catholic Schools NSW boss sacked after appearance at Icac inquiry into alleged Liberal party corruptionFormer NSW Liberal minister tells Icac ‘cult took over the party’

  23. The Guardian Worldseen 22 Aug, 02:51headline rewritten

    Cults, setups, and devastating rumours: years after their downfalls, these former NSW MPs are exacting their revengeCults, setups and rumours: years after their downfalls, former NSW Liberal MPs are exacting their revenge

  24. brisbanetimes.com.auseen 22 Aug, 03:16headline rewritten

    ‘Get rid of him’: ICAC hears details of smear campaign against NSW building commissionerFormer minister on verge of tears over sacking, realisation she was ‘used’ by a friend

  25. theage.com.auseen 22 Aug, 03:17headline rewritten

    ‘Get rid of him’: ICAC hears details of smear campaign against NSW building commissionerFormer minister on verge of tears over sacking, realisation she was ‘used’ by a friend

  26. lithgowmercury.com.auseen 23 Aug, 05:31URL changed

    now resolves towww.lithgowmercury.com.au/story/9334920/former-liberal-minister-unloads-on-cult-of-corruption/

  27. bluemountainsgazette.com.auseen 23 Aug, 05:34URL changed

    now resolves towww.bluemountainsgazette.com.au/story/9334920/former-liberal-minister-unloads-on-cult-of-corruption/

  28. begadistrictnews.com.auseen 23 Aug, 05:34URL changed

    now resolves towww.begadistrictnews.com.au/story/9334920/former-liberal-minister-unloads-on-cult-of-corruption/

  29. newcastleherald.com.auseen 23 Aug, 05:34URL changed

    now resolves towww.newcastleherald.com.au/story/9334920/former-liberal-minister-unloads-on-cult-of-corruption/

  30. The Guardian Worldseen 24 Aug, 03:14headline rewritten

    Cults, setups and rumours: years after their downfalls, former NSW Liberal MPs are exacting their revengeCults, setups and rumours: years after their downfalls, former NSW Liberal MPs are exacting revenge

  31. ABC News (Australia)seen 27 Aug, 08:57headline rewritten

    Ex-NSW building commissioner tells ICAC of alleged $5m shakedownFugitive developer who fled to Lebanon to give evidence at ICAC

  32. The Guardian Worldseen 9 Sept, 08:50headline rewritten

    Liberal operative denies he invented pink paper record of agreement with fugitive developer, Icac hearsLiberal operative says request to be wired before meeting was ‘silly’ comment, Icac hears

  33. The Guardian Worldseen 23 Sept, 05:02description edited
    what the description said, before and after

    Catholic Schools NSW chief executive Dallas McInerney denies ever asking federal opposition leader for money for Liberal power brokers

    Catholic Schools NSW chief executive Dallas McInerney denies ever asking federal opposition leader for money for Liberal powerbrokers

  34. The Guardian Worldseen 30 Sept, 05:51description edited
    what the description said, before and after

    You could be forgiven for thinking the inquiry has been a bit of a damp squib. But high-profile resignations are not the only measure of Icac’s success Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Many people watching the Independent Commission Against Corruption hearings in Sydney over the past two months have come to admire the forensic questioning of the counsel assisting the inquiry, Peggy Dwyer SC. As she set out the complicated allegations in detail on the opening day in...

    You could be forgiven for thinking the inquiry has been a bit of a damp squib. But high-profile resignations are not the only measure of Icac’s success Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Many people watching the Independent Commission Against Corruption hearings in Sydney over the past two months have come to admire the forensic questioning of the counsel assisting the inquiry, Peggy Dwyer SC. As she set out the...

original reportingcopies
Mon, 10 August 2026peak 9 reports on Wed, 12 August 2026Tue, 29 September 2026

What it is about

Jeremy GreenwoodICACright-wing Liberal groupright-wing Liberal PartyLobbyistReformersLiberalAustraliaMatt CanavanJean-Claude PerrottetChristian EllisRobert AssafDominic PerrottetCarmel BonaventuraAustralian AssociatedAustralianBeckington, Somerset, United KingdomSydney, New South Wales, AustraliaUnited KingdomPeggy Dwyer

Who published it, and when

original reportcopyedited after publishingfirst to report
ABC News (Australia)1 original report1 original report
The Guardian World1 original report - edited after publishing2 original reports - edited after publishing1 original report - edited after publishing
crookwellgazette.com.au1 original report
hepburnadvocate.com.au1 original report
brisbanetimes.com.au1 original report - edited after publishing1 original report - edited after publishing
lithgowmercury.com.au1 copy echoing dailyadvertiser.com.au1 original report1 original report
theleader.com.au1 copy echoing dailyadvertiser.com.au1 copy echoing lithgowmercury.com.au
muswellbrookchronicle.com.au1 copy echoing dailyadvertiser.com.au1 original report
thecourier.com.au1 copy echoing dailyadvertiser.com.au
sconeadvocate.com.au1 copy echoing dailyadvertiser.com.au
portnews.com.au1 copy echoing dailyadvertiser.com.au
dailyadvertiser.com.au1 original report
southernhighlandnews.com.au1 original report
dailyliberal.com.au1 copy echoing lithgowmercury.com.au
wellingtontimes.com.au1 copy echoing lithgowmercury.com.au
portstephensexaminer.com.au1 original report
theage.com.au1 copy echoing brisbanetimes.com.au - edited after publishing
newcastleherald.com.au1 copy echoing lithgowmercury.com.au
10 Aug, 03:46over 46 days25 Sept, 05:30

+ 3 more outlets · 20 reports left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place

How it spread - 37 original reports, 13 reprints

  1. Mon, 10 August 2026

    3 reports
    • ABC News (Australia)03:46first to report
      ICAC explores lobbyist's role in right-wing Liberal group's alleged corruption

      Lobbyist Jeremy Greenwood said a right-wing Liberal Party factional group at the centre of a corruption watchdog inquiry became so "toxic" he encouraged his friends to leave it.

    • The Guardian World06:58edited after publishing
      Lobbyist tells Icac there’s not a ‘shred of evidence’ he was involved with Reformers

      previouslyLobbyist tells Icac there’s not a ‘shred of evidence’ he was involved with conservative Liberal group

      Jeremy Greenwood tells inquiry he instructed the conservative Liberal group ‘not to keep going’ because ‘it became so toxic’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A Liberal figure under investigation for allegedly accepting illegal donations has told the corruption watchdog that it does not have a “shred of evidence” that he was part of a conservative factional group , saying he told members “not to keep going” after...

    • crookwellgazette.com.au08:23
      Lobbyist grilled by ICAC over 'commission' payments

      An ex-Liberal Party member turned lobbyist has been questioned at an integrity probe over payments made to a...

  2. Tue, 11 August 2026

    3 reports

  3. Wed, 12 August 2026

    3 reports

  4. Thu, 13 August 2026

    2 reports

  5. Fri, 14 August 2026

    2 reports

  6. Sat, 15 August 2026

    1 report

  7. Tue, 18 August 2026

    1 report

  8. Wed, 19 August 2026

    3 reports

  9. Thu, 20 August 2026

    2 reports

  10. Fri, 21 August 2026

    6 reports

  11. Thu, 27 August 2026

    2 reports
    • ABC News (Australia)04:02edited after publishing
      Fugitive developer who fled to Lebanon to give evidence at ICAC

      previouslyEx-NSW building commissioner tells ICAC of alleged $5m shakedown

      Former NSW building commissioner David Chandler has told a corruption inquiry that an allegation of an "extortion attempt" targeting construction company Toplace was used against him in efforts to get a prohibition order on its development lifted.

    • The Guardian World07:50
      ‘If you harm my project, I’ll harm you’: former NSW official tells Icac about fugitive developer’s call

      Former building commissioner David Chandler told inquiry of clashes with ‘loud and overbearing’ developer Jean Nassif Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A fugitive Sydney developer allegedly warned the then-New South Wales building commissioner that he would “harm” him if he got in the way of his projects which were being inspected for defects, the corruption watchdog has heard. Giving evidence to the Independent Commission against Corruption on Thursday, David...

  12. Fri, 28 August 2026

    1 report

  13. Mon, 7 September 2026

    1 report
    • The Guardian World05:21
      Liberal operatives discussed whether to buy Porsche or Ferrari with developer’s payments, Icac hears

      Rightwing NSW powerbrokers are alleged to have received illegal political donations from fugitive developer Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Two Liberal operatives traded photos and messages about whether to buy a Porsche or a Ferrari with payments they received for Toplace projects they got approved via a New South Wales government fast-track development process. The Independent Commission Against Corruption on...

  14. Wed, 9 September 2026

    2 reports
    • The Guardian World04:54edited after publishing
      Liberal operative says request to be wired before meeting was ‘silly’ comment, Icac hears

      previouslyLiberal operative denies he invented pink paper record of agreement with fugitive developer, Icac hears

      Jeremy Greenwood tells inquiry he does not remember a plan to release a false ‘mistress photo’ relating to David Elliott Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A factional figure has denied he requested to be fitted with a wire before a meeting with fellow Liberals and said he can’t recall a plan to have the YouTuber Friendlyjordies run a negative documentary on a New South Wales minister, an inquiry has heard. Jeremy...

    • ABC News (Australia)05:05
      Late payment from fugitive developer left ICAC witness 'worried' about Porsche

      Jeremy Greenwood told the ICAC he was waiting on a large payment from fugitive developer Jean Nassif to purchase a sports car.

  15. Fri, 18 September 2026

    1 report
    • The Guardian World08:33
      ‘We have something that will kill Elliott’: Icac questions former Labor councillor over message

      Sharangan Maheswaran denies message he received about NSW minister was related to work for fugitive property developer Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast A former Labor councillor says he had a “common interest” with a conservative Liberal operative, but denied that a message he received about damaging the reputation of NSW Liberal minister David Elliott was related to political work for a fugitive property...

  16. Mon, 21 September 2026

    1 report
    • The Guardian World07:03
      ‘Oh shit’: Labor councillor who attended 2021 Liberal fundraiser was worried about potential Icac inquiry, Icac hears

      Texts reveal Sharangan Maheswaran had ‘an explanation ready’ but was worried about picture taken with premier prompted by ‘dumb’ Christian Ellis Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast A Labor councillor feared his presence at a Liberal fundraiser attended by Dominic Perrottet would result in him being forced to give evidence to the New South Wales anti-corruption commission , the watchdog has heard. The Independent...

  17. Fri, 25 September 2026

    1 report

  18. Tue, 29 September 2026

    2 reports

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