Angus Taylor has inadvertently taken centre stage in an Icac hearing – and the fallout could be profound
The Liberal party’s federal leader, Angus Taylor, has been named as a potential donor to a conservative Liberal group being investigated by the NSW corruption watchdog. Photograph: Jay Kogler/AAPView image in fullscreenThe Liberal party’s federal leader, Angus Taylor, has been named as a potential donor to a conservative Liberal group being investigated by the NSW corruption watchdog. In the message McInerney allegedly said he planned to “to shake down Angus for $10,000” while at a meeting in Canberra.On Tuesday, a former NSW Liberal parliamentary staffer and associate of the Reformers, Dylan Whitelaw, who is not named in Icac’s allegations, gave evidence.
- ▪The Liberal party’s federal leader, Angus Taylor, has been named as a potential donor to a conservative Liberal group being investigated by the NSW corruption watchdog.
- ▪Photograph: Jay Kogler/AAPView image in fullscreenThe Liberal party’s federal leader, Angus Taylor, has been named as a potential donor to a conservative Liberal group being investigated by the NSW corruption watchdog.
- ▪In the message McInerney allegedly said he planned to “to shake down Angus for $10,000” while at a meeting in Canberra.On Tuesday, a former NSW Liberal parliamentary staffer and associate of the Reformers, Dylan Whitelaw, who is not named i
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The Liberal party’s federal leader, Angus Taylor, has been named as a potential donor to a conservative Liberal group being investigated by the NSW corruption watchdog. Photograph: Jay Kogler/AAPView image in fullscreenThe Liberal party’s federal leader, Angus Taylor, has been named as a potential donor to a conservative Liberal group being investigated by the NSW corruption watchdog. Photograph: Jay Kogler/AAPIndependent Commission Against CorruptionAnalysisAngus Taylor has inadvertently taken centre stage in an Icac hearing – and the fallout could be profoundAnne DaviesIf the opposition leader was funding one side of a vicious factional war, it would be hard for many in the party to stomach Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Tue 28 Jul 2026 11.00 EDTLast…
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