Michael O’Hara, Dylan Whitelaw and Robert Assaf first witnesses as investigation begins into NSW Liberal Party’s association with Jean Nassif
The NSW Liberal Party is under investigation regarding its financial associations with developer Jean Nassif. Witnesses testified about emails suggesting that payments labeled as 'consultancy fees' were actually intended to influence political outcomes.
Why it matters
This investigation highlights potential corruption and the misuse of political donation channels, raising questions about transparency in Australian state politics.
Dwyer is now questioning O’Hara over an email he wrote to Christian Ellis, which described payments made by O’Hara’s company as for consultancy services, rather than for political donations.
In the email to Ellis, O’Hara wrote “we thank you for your offer to provide strategic wealth strategy investment advice, both in general terms, including trends, and in particular on urgent proposals as they occur”.
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