Ernest Wong
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- NSW State Parliament
Two Labor figures face charges over alleged illegal donations to premier
Former MP Ernest Wong and restaurateur Jonathan Yee will both face prosecution over allegations they were involved in a scheme to circumvent NSW donor laws in Premier Chris Minns’s electorate 11 years ago.
- Michael McGowan and Max Maddison
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- Political donations
Election watchdog investigates premier’s alleged links to decade-old donations scandal
The NSW Electoral Commission has reopened an investigation into a plan to use straw donors in the lead-up to the 2015 poll.
- Michael McGowan
ICAC finds former NSW Labor MP Ernest Wong corrupt
The NSW corruption watchdog has found former Labor MP Ernest Wong engaged in serious corrupt conduct as part of a scheme to circumvent the state’s donation laws.
- Tom Rabe
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- Maguire inquiry
Maguire's post-politics plans crumble amid business failures and corruption claims
The business plans of disgraced MP Daryl Maguire are in ruins with one prospective partner found dead in a pool and another in debt to Chinese business figures.
- Kate McClymont
'Suspicious' withdrawal at Star casino before $100,000 donation: ICAC
Exactly $100,000 in cash was withdrawn from a gambling account funded by exiled billionaire Huang Xiangmo, six days before NSW Labor banked the same amount.
- Michaela Whitbourn
Former Labor MP blames memory lapse on 'alcoholic blackout'
Ernest Wong admitted at a corruption inquiry that the effect of some of his dealings was to conceal the true source of political donations to the party.
- Michaela Whitbourn
Power and Paranoia: Why the Chinese government aggressively pushes beyond its borders
The Chinese government’s covert operations in Australia are considerable. Can Australia push back without economic consequences?
- Peter Hartcher