âWarring kingdomsâ: cofounder of religious Reformers compares NSW Liberal party factionalism to Braveheart | TheBriefWire
âWarring kingdomsâ: cofounder of religious Reformers compares NSW Liberal party factionalism to Braveheart
Published 30 July 2026 ¡ politics
Robert Assaf tells Icac that Angus Taylor wasnât âthat involvedâ but the federal opposition leader âdefinitely wasnât opposedâ to work of conservative group A member
Robert Assaf tells Icac that Angus Taylor wasnât âthat involvedâ but the federal opposition leader âdefinitely wasnât opposedâ to work of conservative group A member of a group of young conservative Liberal power brokers being investigated for allegedly soliciting illegal donations has compared their factional work to Mel Gibsonâs Braveheart â and said they âdidnât think the law applied to usâ when it came to political funding. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) on Thursday heard from Robert Assaf, the first witness from the conservative right Liberal factional group the Reformers to give evidence. Continue reading...
Published: July 30, 2026 ⢠10:33 AM IST ¡ Updated: July 30, 2026 ⢠11:08 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
Key points
Robert Assaf tells Icac that Angus Taylor wasnât âthat involvedâ but the federal opposition leader âdefinitely wasnât opposedâ to work of conservative group A member of a group of young conservative Liberal power brokers being investigated for allegedly soliciting illegal donations has compared their factional work to Mel Gibsonâs Braveheart â and said they âdidnât think the law applied to usâ when it came to political funding.
The Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) on Thursday heard from Robert Assaf, the first witness from the conservative right Liberal factional group the Reformers to give evidence.
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