Scott Morrison may have to step in to defend the seat of one of his closest allies. Whichever way he moves amid bitter faction brawls,there’ll be trouble for the Prime Minister.
In just weeks the Berejiklian government’s majority has dissolved,with scandal after scandal forcing Coalition MPs to the crossbench or out of Parliament altogether.
A corruption inquiry into Drummoyne MP John Sidoti has come to a close,with the MP insisting he did not lie or make up evidence.
The sister of Drummoyne MP John Sidoti advised her parents to ensure town planners lobbying for rezoning in Five Dock did so on their behalf,so Mr Sidoti did not appear as the proponent.
The Drummoyne MP has denied threatening a local councillor in a bid to pressure her to support planning decisions that would have benefited Sidoti family property interests.
In his third day in the ICAC witness box Drummoyne MP John Sidoti was asked if he had suffered an illness or virus that had caused him to lose his memory,as he struggled to answer questions.
Drummoyne MP John Sidoti spent his second day in the corruption watchdog’s witness box distancing himself from a series of emails he had written,conceding that he did not always write what he meant.
Drummoyne MP John Sidoti has told an inquiry he signed documents without reading them for years and never thought to declare his wife’s income to Parliament because he was working long hours.
An employee of Drummoyne MP John Sidoti said it was her decision alone to challenge the sitting local mayor’s council preselection bid in 2017.
Nicholas Yap said he received a call three days before a council preselection event,asking him to withdraw from the number one and two spots.
A planner who once represented Drummoyne MP John Sidoti was reprimanded for deliberately obstructing the corruption watchdog as he gave evidence about his dealings with the state MP in an inquiry on Thursday.