Fugitive developer brags about holding 52% of NSW government’s power in tapped call played to Icac

Source: The Guardian 2 hours ago

Jean Nassif tells inquiry his statements were ‘all talk’ borne from frustration with former building commissioner David Chandler and 2GB radio shockjock Ray Hadley

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The fugitive property developer Jean Nassif has bragged about taking down his political foes and bolstering the right wing of the Liberal party in calls played to the New South Wales corruption watchdog, as he vowed to “speak [his] heart” at his much-anticipated appearance.

Nassif, 58, appeared on Monday at the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption inquiry via video link from Lebanon.

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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/14/sydney-mayor-threatened-secretly-recorded-after-refusing-to-step-down-icac-ntwnfb

Fugitive developer brags about holding 52% of NSW government’s power in tapped call played to Icac

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