Hotelier stopped funding NSW Liberal ‘Reformers’ after deciding Morrison and Perrottet had ‘gone woke’, Icac hears
Hotelier Michael O’Hara testified before the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption regarding his past financial support for a group of young Liberal party members. O’Hara admitted to making a mistake by funding the group, which is accused of soliciting illegal donations and engaging in branch stacking.
Why it matters
The testimony highlights ongoing concerns regarding political corruption and the influence of illegal donations within Australian state-level politics.
Hotelier Michael O’Hara has given evidence during the Icac Operation Rosny hearings in Sydney. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP Hotelier Michael O’Hara has given evidence during the Icac Operation Rosny hearings in Sydney. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP Independent Commission Against Corruption Hotelier stopped funding NSW Liberal ‘Reformers’ after deciding Morrison and Perrottet had ‘gone woke’, Icac hears Michael O’Hara also tells corruption watchdog he was wrong to support young Liberals alleged to have solicited illegal donations, saying ‘I made a mistake’
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Prefer the Guardian on Google A witness who allegedly made prohibited donations to young New South Wales Liberal powerbrokers who planned to move the party to the right has told the corruption watchdog he is now “disgusted” by the scheme and “made a mistake” supporting the group.
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