An Australian politician who was in a secret relationship with the premier of the country's biggest state economy sought to broker deals and set up government meetings for Chinese businessmen wanting to establish a casino and businesses in the Pacific islands, a corruption...
SYDNEY - An Australian politician who was in a secret relationship with the premier of the country’s biggest state economy sought to broker deals and set up government meetings for Chinese businessmen wanting to establish a casino and businesses in the Pacific islands, a corruption inquiry was told on Tuesday.
The former chairman of the New South Wales state Parliament Asia Pacific Friendship Group travelled to Samoa, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea to pursue Chinese business deals in 2017, the inquiry heard. Berejiklian told the media the relationship was a mistake and she wouldn’t resign “because I haven’t done anything wrong”.
The latest inquiry is investigating whether Maguire sought to monetise his position as a politician in breach of rules. He later worked for the foreign ministry in Beijing “overlooking U.S. congressional affairs”, according to a resume submitted to the Australia-China Chamber of Commerce in 2004.
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