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Lobbyist tells Icac there’s not a ‘shred of evidence’ he was involved with Reformers

The Guardian · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · · 755 words · By Penry Buckley
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What to know about Lobbyist tells Icac there’s not a ‘shred of evidence’ he was involved with Reformers

A Liberal figure under investigation for allegedly accepting illegal donations has told the corruption watchdog that it does not have a “shred of evidence” that he was part of a conservative factional group, saying he told members “not to keep going” after it…

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What happened

A Liberal figure under investigation for allegedly accepting illegal donations has told the corruption watchdog that it does not have a “shred of evidence” that he was part of a conservative factional group, saying he told members “not to keep going” after it…

Why it matters

Consultant and lobbyist Jeremy Greenwood, 37, who is named in two of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) allegations as part of Operation Rosny, gave evidence on Monday.

Common ground

Greenwood, who earlier told the inquiry he had “a lot going on at home at the moment”, revealed on Monday afternoon his wife was having contractions during his evidence.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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Claim 1: “Icac says has declined to give oral evidence to the inquiry”
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Claim 2: “Tudehope, the son of upper house Liberal MP Damien Tudehope”
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Claim 3: “The practice, known as branch-stacking, is not itself illegal.”
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Three independent web sources explicitly state that branch stacking is not illegal, although it is against party rules.
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web search NEUTRAL — Branch stacking has been a problem for a long time in Australia, and changing it will take a genuine will to make party processes more open and accountable.What are parties doing about it? Branch stac…
https://theconversation.com/explainer-what-is-branch-stackin…
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web search NEUTRAL — The practice, known as branch stacking, is not illegal but against Labor party rules. * June 15, 2020 - Mr Somyurek is sacked from cabinet by Premier Daniel Andrews and resigns from the Labor Party be…
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7826861/vic-labor-bra…
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web search NEUTRAL — It's not illegal, but it's against major party rules.That review identified branch stacking as an "insidious practice" that had affected the integrity of the party's membership, leading to a controver…
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-12/what-is-branch-stacki…
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Claim 4: “The inquiry has previously heard allegations that Greenwood, Ellis, Charles and Jean-Claude Perrottet avoided summonses to appear at a parliamentary inquiry in 2023”
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Claim 5: “the commission has heard received payments for factional work under bogus arrangements for financial and consulting advice”
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The Guardian reports that Beckington accepted payments for factional work through fake invoices; however, other provided search results regarding 'financial advice' are irrelevant (Dave Ramsey, PKMR Consulting).
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web search NEUTRAL — Charles Perrottet, who is a person of interest to the ICAC, will give evidence on Friday. He is being investigated in connection with allegedly illegal donations made by Nassif to support factional wo…
https://www.theage.com.au/politics/nsw/icac-operation-rosny-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Financial Advisors React to Money Advice from Dave Ramsey. The Money Guy Show.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il8q4ZddyVo
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web search NEUTRAL — Explore the PKMR Index and sample portfolios. Our expert team specializes in alternative markets, offering tailored solutions to achieve your financial goals.
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Claim 6: “Consultant and lobbyist Jeremy Greenwood, 37, who is named in two of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) allegations as part of Operation Rosny, gave evidence on Monday.”
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Multiple independent web search results from The Guardian and other live updates confirm that Jeremy Greenwood is named in two Icac allegations as part of Operation Rosny and gave evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New South Wales Liberal Party, officially called The Liberal Party of Australia, New South Wales Division, and colloquially known as the NSW Liberals, is the state division of the Liberal Party of…
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web search NEUTRAL — Consultant and lobbyist Jeremy Greenwood, 37, who is named in two of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) allegations as part of Operation Rosny, gave evidence on Monday.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/10/lobby…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jeremy Greenwood is far from a household name, but as we’ll come to learn in his two days of evidence to the ICAC, the lobbyist is alleged to be involved in two of the main allegations under investiga…
https://www.theage.com.au/politics/nsw/icac-operation-rosny-…
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Claim 7: “Greenwood described getting to know Reformers co-founder Christian Ellis when both were staffers in the office of Nationals senator Matt Canavan in 2016.”
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The evidence mentions Christian Ellis and Jeremy Greenwood, and mentions Matt Canavan as a Senator, but none of the provided search results explicitly confirm that both Greenwood and Ellis were staffers in Matt Canavan's office in 2016.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal c…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Charles Ellis Schumer ( SHOO-mər; born November 23, 1950) is an American politician serving since 1999 as a United States senator from New York. A member of the Democratic Party, he has led the Senat…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the so…
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Claim 8: “Catholic Schools NSW, which is under investigation for prohibited donations allegedly arranged and approved by the CEO, Dallas McInerney, through Beckington and JPG Advisory.”
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While one search result mentions Dallas McInerney as the sidelined Catholic Schools NSW CEO being questioned by the commission, the specific detail about prohibited donations arranged via Beckington and JGP Advisory is not corroborated by a second independent source in the provided text.
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Claim 9: “Greenwood... attended independent Catholic school Redfield College.”
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Claim 10: “Members of the group known as the Reformers wanted more conservative policies on same-sex marriage, abortion and euthanasia.”
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Multiple independent sources (The Guardian and other web results) confirm that the 'Reformers' group advocated for conservative policies on same-sex marriage, abortion, and euthanasia.
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web search NEUTRAL — The group wanted more conservative policies on issues such as same-sex marriage, abortion and euthanasia. Icac has heard that Beckington, set up by Greenwood and Ellis in 2019, accepted payments for f…
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/11/chris…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Reformers wanted more conservative policies on issues such as same-sex marriage, abortion and euthanasia.Bondi shooting hero Ahmed al-Ahmed has assault charges dropped. 20h ago. A ‘body’ found in …
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/13/icac-…
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web search NEUTRAL — But still. The Reformers were set up specifically to pursue a morals-based policy agenda in the state parliament: opposing, for example, the legalising of abortion, voluntary assisted dying and same-s…
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/how-does-liberal-plottin…
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Claim 11: “a $16,000 invoice for work sent by Beckington to the schools governing body for work from July 2019, before the lobbying company was formally established”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a specific $16,000 invoice sent by Beckington to Catholic Schools NSW in July 2019.
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Claim 12: “Greenwood’s lobbying firm JGP Advisory had lost clients after the announcement of Icac’s inquiry.”
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The Guardian specifically reports that JGP Advisory lost clients after the announcement of the Icac inquiry. No other independent source corroborates this specific business loss.
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web search NEUTRAL — The commission heard that Greenwood’s lobbying firm JGP Advisory had lost clients after the announcement of Icac’s inquiry. Questioning focused on Beckington’s first client, Catholic Schools NSW...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/10/lobby…
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web search NEUTRAL — Gladys Berejiklian’s position of NSW Premier is being challenged following the reveal of her five-year relationship with former MP Daryl Maguire in the ICAC inquiry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjWZ7qj6_94
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web search NEUTRAL — ICAC person of interest Dallas McInerney has admitted to wiping his phone and iPad over the weekend. The sidelined Catholic Schools NSW CEO has spent three days being questioned by the commission over…
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-19/icac-rosny-hearings-d…
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Claim 13: “Icac is investigating whether conservative Liberal figures including Greenwood “solicited or accepted” donations, including from prohibited donors, in amounts which were undeclared or exceeded caps, for the recruitment or renewal of members to the Liberal party.”
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While the general context of Operation Rosny is mentioned in search results, the specific detail regarding the investigation into 'soliciting or accepting' undeclared donations for member recruitment involving Greenwood is not explicitly corroborated by a second independent source in the provided evidence. The search results for 'ICAC' returned irrelevant results for Hong Kong and child protection task forces.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Electoral history of Pauline Hanson.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New South Wales Liberal Party, officially called The Liberal Party of Australia, New South Wales Division, and colloquially known as the NSW Liberals, is the state division of the Liberal Party of…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of results for the 2024 New South Wales local elections in Outer Sydney including the Central Coast, though the region is considered to be separate from Greater Sydney. Outer Sydney and…
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Claim 14: “Ellis, who moved to the UK at the start of the year”
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Claim 15: “his involvement with former lobbying company Beckington, set up by Ellis and himself in 2019”
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The claim is mentioned in the context of the 'Reformers' evidence in The Guardian, but no other independent source in the provided evidence confirms the establishment of Beckington by Greenwood and Ellis in 2019.
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