NSW Liberal Faction's 'Filthy Schools Money' Text a 'Stupid Joke', ICAC Hears

NSW Liberal faction's 'filthy schools money' text a 'stupid joke', ICAC hears

A former NSW Liberal Party operative has told the state's corruption watchdog a text he sent referring to handing over "filthy schools money" was a "stupid joke".

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 commission

Follow for live updates as the Independent Commission Against Corruption investigates links between Liberal Party operatives, fugitive property developer Jean Nassif and Catholic Schools NSW.

Lobbyist admits he ordered dirt file on Liberal minister, ICAC hears

Asked about an invoice sent from Beckington to Catholic Schools NSW in 2020, the lobbyist and one-time political operative conceded the person who sent the email, “Jessica”, was a fake name made up by his business partner Christian Ellis.

Lobbyist for developer defends digging up dirt on MP

A “shit sheet” intended to discredit a former NSW minister included false allegations of an extra marital affair, a corruption inquiry has been told. But the creator of a dirt file claims it wasn’t intended to further the interests of his fugitive developer client. Jeremy Greenwood, who worked for Nationals leader Matt Canavan in 2017 before starting a lobbying firm, gave evidence at the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption for a second…