ANALYSIS: NSW's 'corrupt old town' has a long history of political scandal and honey pots
saw rampant corruption at the highest levels of politics and the policetime in office , the corrective services minister and chief magistrate were tried and subsequently imprisoned for corruptionGreiner’s political career ended in 1992 after ICAC expressed concerns over his integrity.In response to the storm of corruption allegations in the Wran years, Liberal Premier Nick Greiner
The finding was overturned by the courts on appeal and most today would agree that Greiner had acted corruptly in only a technical sense. The previous "nudge, nudge, wink, wink" era of political favours was gone. A problem could no longer be fixed with the right contacts and right sum of money, and turning a blind eye to improper behaviour by "mates" was no longer acceptable.
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