Mehajer electoral fraud trial hears signature 'forged' on documents
A school teacher has told Salim Mehajer's electoral fraud trial that her signature was forged on documents nominating her for election to Auburn council.
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Michaela Whitbourn
Michaela Whitbourn is a former corporate lawyer who has reported extensively across politics, finance, business and law. In 2011, she was appointed the NSW political reporter for The Australian Financial Review and provided in-depth coverage of historic corruption inquiries into former state Labor ministers. She also exposed attempts by the O'Farrell government to mislead voters about the effect of the carbon tax on transport costs. In October 2013, she joined The Sydney Morning Herald as legal affairs and investigations reporter.
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