Billionaire developer 'happy' to drop $100k donation to Labor HQ, ICAC hears

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Former Labor MP Ernest Wong tells a corruption inquiry a billionaire property developer had been happy to deliver $100,000 in donations to the NSW Labor party.

Former Labor MP Ernest Wong has told a corruption inquiry a billionaire property developer had been"happy" to personally deliver $100,000 in donations to the NSW Labor Party.Ernest Wong said the $100,000 had been raised from ticket sales to a dinner and individual Labor donorsProperty developers are banned from donating to political parties

"There is no particular practice as such — I don't think we've got a very good process of practices as such," he said. Mr Wong denied the money was really raised from the VIP table he personally sold to billionaire property developer Huang Xiangmo, but said he did pass the money onto Mr Huang.Mr Wong said Mr Huang had offered to drop the money into Labor headquarters in Sussex Street, because he was on his way to visit then party secretary Jamie Clements.

 

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Who was that Politician who accused the elderly of hoarding $100 notes under their beds. It's in the hands of the Drug Dealers and Tourists.

Best show in town. You can't make up this stuff. The ICAC is doing a great job! We need a federal ICAC. Imagine the dirt that would dig up!

How much did Clive Palmer spend getting the LNP over the line?

Treasure island

Happy to bribe happy corrupt politicians who are so happy they don’t earn the money we pay them

What political favour was he after?

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