Mark Coultan
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Lindt siege: Police officer believed ‘none of us were coming out alive’
The police officer in charge of the first team which went into the Lindt cafe believed that none of them would come out alive. → Read More
I shot an elephant then ate it: NSW Shooters MP Robert Borsak
The NSW Shooters and Fishers MP Robert Borsak has boasted he shot and ate an elephant in Africa during a hunting trip. → Read More
Setback on road to NSW council amalgamations
The NSW Government has suffered a setback in its push to reduce the numbers of local councils, with a judge restraining the government from acting on one proposal due to deficiencies in the way it was considered. → Read More
ICAC: Investigation into Margaret Cunneen “a debacle”
The Inspector of the Independent Commission Against Corruption has called the investigation into the Deputy Senior Crown Prosecutor Margaret Cunneen SC a “debacle,” “absolute grotesquery” and suggested that its investigations were conducted according to Rafferty’s rules. → Read More
Children’s groups caught in anti-abuse regulatory scheme
Thousands of volunteer organisations which hold camps for children could be caught in a regulatory scheme designed to protect children from abuse. → Read More
NSW TAFE computer system flawed
A new computer system was so flawed NSW TAFE could not account for the number of students or their fees, the Auditor General has found, while a parliamentary committee has called for it to be junked entirely. → Read More
ICAC criticised by own inspector over Margaret Cunneen probe
The head of the ICAC, Margaret Latham, has been slammed by the Inspector overseeing the anti-corruption body, who found that she had acted unlawfully during an investigation into NSW Deputy Crown Prosecutor Margaret Cunneen. → Read More
NSW prison pop 123pc of capacity
NSW prison population rises to 123 per cent of capacity → Read More
Deputy NSW Premier and Nationals leader Andrew Stoner quits politics
THE leader of the NSW National Party and Deputy Premier Andrew Stoner has announced he is quitting politics and will not re-contest the next election. → Read More
Mining industry calls Whitehaven Coal protest reckless and dangerous
THE mining industry has called for stronger penalties for protesters who interfere with mining sites after accusing a group of entering the Maules Creek mine in north-western NSW and sabotaging 200 tonnes of explosives. → Read More
Tinkler link in MP Bob Baldwin’s land sale
FEDERAL parliamentary secretary Bob Baldwin sold a block of land to the wife of an executive of Nathan Tinkler’s development arm who a year later sold it for a $50,000 loss. → Read More
Marijuana hope for terminally ill with NSW reforms
THE NSW Government will sponsor a clinical trial of marijuana for those suffering terminal illnesses, and formalise a protocol which allows police to a blind eye to its use by patients in their last days of life. → Read More
Donor inquiry ends with 10th Liberal scalp
THE Independent Commission Against Corruption inquiry into illegal donations has ended in spectacular fashion, with a 10th NSW Liberal MP forced to stand aside, and the former federal assistant treasurer Arthur Sinodinos grilled about his responsibility for preventing the party accepting property developers’ donations. → Read More
Arthur Sinodinos ‘not responsible’ for ensuring donations complied with law
SENATOR Arthur Sinodinos has refused to take personal responsibility for the Liberal Party using prohibited donations from property developers, even though he was chairman of the party’s finance committee at the time. → Read More
ICAC donations probe claims scalp of NSW Liberal MP Craig Baumann
YET another NSW Liberal MP has stood aside after admitting that he took money from a property developer without declaring it. → Read More
ICAC donations probe set to claim scalp of NSW Liberal MP Craig Baumann
ANOTHER NSW Liberal is under pressure to stand aside after admitting that he took money from a property developer without declaring it. → Read More
Barry O’Farrell denies he is ‘big man’ at centre of ICAC allegations
FORMER NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell has denied that he was the “big man”at the centre of ICAC donations allegations. → Read More
Arthur Sinodinos was at Liberal meeting that discussed donations, ICAC told
ARTHUR Sinodinos was present when the Liberal Party chief fundraiser raised the idea of using a front organisation to wash donations from property developers, the Independent Commission Against Corruption has been told. → Read More
NSW Liberals’ finance director Simon McInnes concerned about donations, ICAC told
THE financial director of the NSW Liberal Party expressed concerns about using a front organisation to channel money from banned political donors, the Independent Commission Against Corruption has heard. → Read More
Lib MP Bart Bassett ‘thanked Buildev for donations, ICAC told
AN executive from Nathan Tinkler’s property development company Buildev has contradicted the former Liberal MP Bart Bassett’s denials that he knew nothing about donations, saying the MP rang him to say thank him for the support. → Read More