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

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• The Guardian
  Fugitive developer Jean Nassif brags about holding 52% of NSW government’s power in tapped call played to Icac

  <p>Jean Nassif tells inquiry his statements were ‘all talk’ borne from frustration with former building commissioner David Chandler and 2GB radio shockjock Ray Hadley</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/sep/14/australia-politics-live-question-time-electric-vehicles-auction-rates-housing-crisis-albanese-labor-coalition-one-nation-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">new political email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>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.</p><p>Nassif, 58, appeared on Monday at the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption inquiry via video link from Lebanon.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/se

  Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:59:07 GMT

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1. 2026-09-14 07:59The Guardian — Fugitive developer Jean Nassif brags about holding 52% of NSW government’s power in tapped call played to Icac