Investigation

Inside Operation Rosny

The Independent Commission Against Corruption’s wide-ranging investigation into Sydney property developer Jean Nassif’s links to Liberal Party powerbrokers, multiple councils and the state’s Catholic schools.

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  • ICAC

Publican Michael O’Hara, consultant Robert Assaf and surprise witness Dylan Whitelaw will be the first to appear in ICAC’s Operation Rosny.

  • Kate McClymont and Alexandra Smith

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  • ICAC

Chris Saravinovski, the 23-year-old Bayside councillor, says he has spoken to police about an email purporting to be sent by him.

  • Alexandra Smith and Christopher Harris

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Education funding experts say state and federal governments must investigate whether Catholic schools spent public money for political purposes.

  • Alexandra Smith and Christopher Harris

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The ICAC is examining whether Catholic Schools NSW had a secret agreement to hire Liberal Party-linked contractors.

  • Bevan Shields, Kate McClymont and Michael McGowan

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Sharangan Maheswaran is facing allegations of trying to blackmail a former mayor, but the former ALP councillor says he has been the victim of lies.

  • Alexandra Smith and Kate McClymont

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The actions of Strathfield councillors, their attempts to manipulate others, and their connections to fugitive developer Jean Nassif are one strand of a forthcoming investigation by ICAC.

  • Kate McClymont and Alexandra Smith

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Lawyer and hotelier Michael O’Hara is under investigation in relation to alleged clandestine political donations.

  • Ben Cubby

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A series of events boasting high-profile Liberals including Catholic schools boss Dallas McInerney formed a key plank of a plot by the hard right to take out factional enemies.

  • Michael McGowan

Three years ago, the Independent Commission Against Corruption began to dig into the explosive allegations.

  • Bevan Shields

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ICAC deep-dives have a habit of ensnaring unexpected victims. If you don’t believe me, just ask disgraced former premier Gladys Berejiklian.

  • Bevan Shields

The federal opposition leader has been criticised by a former NSW minister over his links to a Liberal Party powerbroker.

  • Alexandra Smith, Kate McClymont, Christopher Harris and Jessica McSweeney

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Dallas McInerney has headed up Catholic Schools NSW since 2017. The organisation is now embroiled in a corruption inquiry centred around branch-stacking.

  • Alexandra Smith and Kate McClymont

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The existence and timing of the inquiry has been the subject of speculation since 2022, when allegations were aired in parliament about Liberal Party members.

  • Alexandra Smith and Kate McClymont