A state treasurer tells the WA corruption inquiry that he was approached to help publicise damaging claims about the then building watchdog. The treasurer says a developer’s lawyer asked him to raise the allegations in Parliament, but the plan did not proceed as intended.
The accounts describe the same core event: the treasurer’s evidence to ICAC focuses on who made the request and the intended forum for airing the claims—Parliament—rather than on the truth of the underlying allegations. Both outlets report that the inquiry treats the matter as part of a wider corruption probe, with attention on attempts to influence public debate or scrutiny through political channels. One outlet characterises the MP’s role in foiling the effort, while both frame it as an unsuccessful attempt connected to claims about the building regulatory body.
The reports do not detail the specific allegations about the watchdog or the outcome of the inquiry in the material provided.
