Missing Liberal trio fails to show at third parliamentary committee hearing
A parliamentary committee trying to track down the NSW premier's brother and two other Liberals has hit another roadblock after the extraordinary move to shut parliament early.
Dominic Perrottet's younger brother Jean-Claude, Liberal powerbroker Christian Ellis and his mum, Hills Shire Councillor Virginia Ellis, have again failed to front an inquiry investigating claims of impropriety.
The trio were initially called to give evidence nearly a month ago, and did not show up at a third committee hearing today.
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Jean-Claude Perrottet (centre), Liberal powerbroker Christian Ellis (left) and his mum, Hills Shire Councillor Virginia Ellis (right). 9News
Former Deputy Mayor of the Hills Shire Council Alan Haselden did give evidence today, telling the inquiry how he was swept aside during the 2021 pre-selection in favour of other canditates including Virginia Ellis.
Ellis never showed up to a Hills Shire council meeting on Tuesday night, making it two weeks since any of her fellow councillors have heard from her.
Some are now concerned the scandal could impact the council's reputation.
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NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has accused the opposition of "smear tactics". Kate Geraghty
"It's clearly inappropriate behaviour… Transparency, integrity... it's really important," Councillor Dr Mila Kasby said.
Despite the saga overshadowing the election campaign, the premier has labelled the inquiry a "smear job" by the opposition.
"I'm not focused on the games being played by Labor in the upper house," Perrottet said today.
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