A round of applause for ICAC, fighting good fight for people of NSW

September 27, 2026 — 5:00am

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Nine weeks into hearings for the Independent Commission Against Corruption’s Operation Rosny investigation and what has emerged is a major indictment of backroom wheeler-dealing in NSW politics and business.

In her opening address in July, counsel assisting the commission Dr Peggy Dwyer, SC, laid out the territory: “Money in politics, as in other spheres of life, has the potential to corrupt. Big-spending participants can also drown out smaller players and new entrants, potentially undermining the democracy we take for granted in NSW. And, importantly, a system of government that we take for granted as not being able to be bought and sold can be harmed in a way that may cause long-term damage to our faith in democracy and the........

© The Sydney Morning Herald