Dossier tabled by a parliamentary inquiry shows how three party branches were relocated to the area
Internal Liberal party documents leaked to a
Supplied to the committee through an anonymous third party, the documents also detail the role a brother of the NSW premier, Dominic Perrottet, played in the factional power move.As far back as July 2019, key factional figures – including Charles Perrottet, according to party records – proposed changes to the Liberal party constitution to allow branches to be moved into different local government areas at their request.
The dossier also alleges key members of the moderate and right faction helped secure the suspension of another branch in the Hills – Baulkham Hills – over allegations that records were doctored at a meeting in October 2018.
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