Lobbyist tells Icac there’s not a ‘shred of evidence’ he was involved with conservative Liberal group
Jeremy Greenwood, a consultant and lobbyist, told the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) that there is no evidence he was a member of the conservative Liberal faction known as the Reformers. He acknowledged assisting with a single Reformers event under pressure but denied broader involvement in the group’s activities. ICAC continues to investigate alleged illegal donations and branch‑stacking involving Greenwood and other conservative figures.
- ▪Greenwood testified to ICAC that he has no "shred of evidence" linking him to the core Reformers faction, aside from assisting at one event in 2019 under heavy pressure.
- ▪The commission is probing whether Greenwood and other conservative Liberal figures solicited or accepted prohibited donations for party recruitment, a practice known as branch‑stacking.
- ▪Witnesses Robert Assaf and Jean‑Claude Perrottet disputed Greenwood’s role in the Reformers, while intercepted messages suggested he supported their activities.
- ▪Greenwood said he privately told the Reformers to stop their activities because the group had become "toxic" and that his lobbying firm lost clients after the inquiry began.
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Jeremy Greenwood, a consultant and lobbyist has told Icac he assisted at one Reform event ‘under heavy pressure’. Photograph: Dean Lewins/AAPView image in fullscreenJeremy Greenwood, a consultant and lobbyist has told Icac he assisted at one Reform event ‘under heavy pressure’. Photograph: Dean Lewins/AAPIndependent Commission Against CorruptionLobbyist tells Icac there’s not a ‘shred of evidence’ he was involved with conservative Liberal groupJeremy Greenwood tells inquiry he instructed the factional group ‘not to keep going’ because ‘it became so toxic’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Penry BuckleyMon 10 Aug 2026 00.04 EDTLast modified on Mon 10 Aug 2026 00.06 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA…
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