Australia news live: Icac hears of alleged Liberal faction push to ‘hit up’ MPs for public money; two hospitalised after Sydney building collapse

New South Wales's corruption watchdog, Icac, is now in the second of eight weeks of hearings as part of a probe known as Operation Rosny, The Guardian reports. The inquiry is examining allegations that a faction within the Liberal Party pushed to solicit public money from members of parliament.

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