Jul 10, 2026 – 4.00pmThe NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption’s investigation into allegations of branch stacking and donation breaches by state Liberals was four years in the making, yet still managed to serve up a surprise when public hearings were announced this month.It began as an explosive allegation by Ray Williams, the Liberal MP for Kellyville, in parliament in June 2022 that developer Jean Nassif met with factional operative Christian Ellis and other senior Liberals “who were paid significant funds ... to put new councillors on The Hills Shire Council who would be supportive of future Toplace development applications”.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Paul KarpNSW political correspondentPaul Karp is The Australian Financial Review’s NSW political correspondent.Fetching latest articles