How Michael O’Hara funded a NSW Liberal Party takeover from the Reformers
The ICAC is investigating corruption allegations involving the NSW Liberal Party, property developer Jean Nassif, and political agitators known as the Reformers. Millionaire hotelier Michael O'Hara provided testimony regarding his role in funding these political activities.
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The inquiry exposes potential systemic corruption and the influence of private developers on Australian political processes.
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Share A A A ICAC’s Operation Rosny is investigating property developer Jean Nassif’s links to political powerbrokers, councils and Catholic schools. See all stories . Moments before the Independent Commission Against Corruption started prising open the juicy details of a five-year campaign of personal greed and political ambition, an elderly man dressed in a red vest, yellow tie, charcoal suit and sparkling gold watch shuffled into the hearing room and took a seat in the public gallery.
Regrettably for Michael O’Hara, he was not a casual observer. Instead, the softly spoken millionaire hotelier had the dubious honour of being the first witness at a blockbuster inquiry probing the murky links between the NSW Liberal Party, fugitive developer Jean Nassif, and a cluster of other questionable characters.
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