Australia news live: Jacinta Allan loses majority caucus support after meeting of state Labor factions

A key figure in an anti-corruption inquiry into New South Wales' Liberal party has relocated to the United Kingdom and will not be testifying during eight weeks of public hearings, The Guardian reports. The Independent Commission Against Corruption, the state's anti-corruption agency, has been investigating the party's conduct, and this person's absence raises questions about gaps in the evidence the inquiry will be able to gather.

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