Opposition leader Angus Taylor says he did not make any payments connected to an investigation being conducted by the NSW corruption watchdog, ICAC, after his name is included in the probe. Taylor’s response is that he is “not a party to the proceedings” and that no payments were made in relation to the matters now before the watchdog.
Other members of the federal Liberal opposition are described as closing ranks around Taylor, including by declining to engage with questions about the inquiry itself. Their remarks focus on Taylor’s statements and on the position that he is not directly involved in the work of the ICAC process.
The reporting characterizes the ICAC matter as a growing corruption case involving members of the NSW Liberal Party, with Taylor’s public denial presented as a response to being named. The two outlets agree on the core point: Taylor denies any relevant payments and frames his role as outside the inquiry’s proceedings.
