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Schwab’s ’11 biz: backflips, Saints, Malibu mansions, hypocrisy and massages

Just who is the Egalitarian of the Year? Who performed the biggest backflip? Who’s a saint, who’s a sinner, and most importantly, who gave the best massage?

ICAC learns rough kissing meant no breakfast with Tiffanie

If you knew who I was, you would be surprised.” When Ian Macdonald allegedly said this to an Asian sex worker in a Sydney hotel room in 2009, he could not have imagined that his words would end up in a corruption inquiry.

Minister ‘Sir Lunchalot’ — did Medich put the ‘lay’ into Labor?

Christmas came early for political voyeurs yesterday when the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption opened an inquiry into whether a former Labor minister had accepted s-xual services.

Medich, the pr-stitute and the cabinet minister: ICAC inquiry begins

The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption is currently hearing evidence a NSW cabinet minister in 2009 receiving the services of a sex worker paid for by Ron Medich.

The new Liberal Senate deputy leader is…

Eric Abetz has the Liberal Senate leadership sewn up, but it’s a three way race for the deputy position. Jim Richardson has the inside goss that George Brandis will beat out Mathias Cormann and Ian McDonald.

The adventures of Mr Fang and Minister Macdonald

The NSW Opposition has raised concerns about Tianda Resources’ claim to being “an international corporation” which is acting as a “bridge” between China and Australia to take advantage of the resources boom, writes Alex Mitchell.