Former Wagga MP questioned at hearing over corruption allegations including that he misused public office to broker property deals in western Sydney that would financially benefit him. Watch and follow the live stream
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After Maguire argues that he believed the visa scheme was legitimate, he’s shown correspondence between he and Maggie Wang from 2013 in which she explicitly states some workers would not turn up to work for the businesses that were supposed to be employing them.
Counsel assisting Scott Robertson reads out a text from Wang saying the employer “has no obligation to hire the person at all”.
Ms Wang [appears] to be making clear to you [that] if you put these businesses forward and they agree to sponsor a particular visa applicant they actually would have no obligation to hire the person at all, is that right?
That’s what she’s saying, yes.
I would agree but with the precursor that I took steps to correct that.
Looks like the no-confidence motion against NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian in the upper house will go down later this afternoon, on the casting vote of the president.
Labor has been refused a pair for Shaoquett Moselmane, who is on leave while under investigation for his ties to China. The independent, Justin Field, two Animal Justice party Mps and Fred Nile look set to vote with the government.
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