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'Frank and fearless' review ordered into NSW Labor head office

'Frank and fearless' review ordered into NSW Labor head office

The NSW ALP head office will be reviewed by former federal Attorney-General Michael Lavarch in a bid to change its culture.

  • by Lisa Visentin

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Seven weeks, 20 witnesses, but pieces of the puzzle still missing in ICAC inquiry
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Seven weeks, 20 witnesses, but pieces of the puzzle still missing in ICAC inquiry

Then NSW Labor boss Jamie Clements’ gut was telling him he’d probably made a wrong call.

  • by Deborah Snow, Michaela Whitbourn and Tom Rabe
Donations 'a price paid for influence', former NSW Labor boss admits at ICAC
ICAC

Donations 'a price paid for influence', former NSW Labor boss admits at ICAC

Former NSW Labor boss Jamie Clements has told a corruption inquiry that large donations bought controversial billionaire Huang Xiangmo political influence.

  • by Michaela Whitbourn and Tom Rabe
ICAC NSW Labor inquiry LIVE: Jamie Clements denies receiving Aldi bag with $100k from Huang Xiangmo
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ICAC NSW Labor inquiry LIVE: Jamie Clements denies receiving Aldi bag with $100k from Huang Xiangmo

Former ALP boss Jamie Clements will again give evidence today after the ICAC heard that controversial billionaire Huang Xiangmo gave him $35,000 in a wine box to cover his legal bills.

  • by Tom Rabe
Former NSW Labor boss met Huang Xiangmo days before $100,000 banked
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Former NSW Labor boss met Huang Xiangmo days before $100,000 banked

Days before $100,000 in cash arrived at NSW Labor's head office, the party's boss dined with controversial billionaire Huang Xiangmo and met him in the party office.

  • by Michaela Whitbourn and Tom Rabe
ICAC NSW Labor inquiry LIVE: Jamie Clements accepted $35k in cash from Huang Xiangmo
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ICAC NSW Labor inquiry LIVE: Jamie Clements accepted $35k in cash from Huang Xiangmo

Former ALP boss Jamie Clements will give evidence today after the ICAC heard he was "on retainer" with Chinese billionaire and property developer Huang Xiangmo.

  • by Tom Rabe
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Former NSW Labor boss Jamie Clements took $35,000 in cash from Huang Xiangmo
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Former NSW Labor boss Jamie Clements took $35,000 in cash from Huang Xiangmo

Former NSW Labor boss Jamie Clements told the ICAC inquiry he went to the property developer's house in Mosman and was handed a wine box containing the cash.

  • by Michaela Whitbourn and Tom Rabe
Former ALP boss Jamie Clements 'on retainer' with Huang Xiangmo, ICAC hears
ICAC

Former ALP boss Jamie Clements 'on retainer' with Huang Xiangmo, ICAC hears

ICAC heard the former boss of NSW Labor, Jamie Clements, billed Huang Xiangmo as much as $200,000 for consultancy services.

  • by Michaela Whitbourn
Donation forms were 'very suspicious', NSW Labor figure tells ICAC
ICAC

Donation forms were 'very suspicious', NSW Labor figure tells ICAC

A NSW Labor figure has told the ICAC that forms relating to a $100,000 donation looked "very suspicious" in hindsight, but at the time he "wasn't thinking of fraud".

  • by Michaela Whitbourn
NSW Labor's Anthony D'Adam calls for party to abolish general secretary role
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NSW Labor's Anthony D'Adam calls for party to abolish general secretary role

The upper house MP says the top job has become "inherently conflicted" and beholden to factional interests.

  • by Lisa Visentin
Let's abolish the role of Labor general secretary
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Opinion

Let's abolish the role of Labor general secretary

It is no coincidence that all three past general secretaries have been reared in Young Labor.

  • by Anthony D’Adam