Fugitive property developer won’t give evidence this week to Icac – as it happened
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•Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:18:02 GMT
📰 What Happened
Fugitive property developer Jean Nassif has dropped out of giving evidence to Icac this week. The news ran through Tuesday's live blog, which also covered a range of other events: an Australian missing in Himalayan floods was found safe in Tibet, and SBS won broadcast rights to the 2030 Fifa World Cup.
Other stories included a Victoria police officer charged over assaulting a teenager, a man fatally shot in a Sydney home invasion, and most capital city homes falling below $1m in price.
🔍 The Backstory
Nassif has been a key figure in the Icac investigation into planning and politics in NSW. Investigators have been looking into claims that Liberal figures, including Charles Perrottet, took a $2m payment from him.
Nassif is a fugitive, so his withdrawal was not a surprise to many. But it slows the inquiry. Meanwhile, the live blog captured a broader news day, from world sport rights to missing Australians overseas.
🎯 Why It Matters
When a key witness won't show up, corruption cases drag on. That delays answers for taxpayers who want to know whether planning decisions were honestly made — and keeps the spotlight on how the inquiry is run.
Fugitive property developer Jean Nassif has dropped out of giving evidence to Icac this week. The news ran through Tuesday's live blog, which also covered a range of other events: an Australian missing in Himalayan floods was found safe in Tibet, and SBS won broadcast rights to the 2030 Fifa World Cup.
Other stories included a Victoria police officer charged over assaulting a teenager, a man fatally shot in a Sydney home invasion, and most capital city homes falling below $1m in price.
Nassif has been a key figure in the Icac investigation into planning and politics in NSW. Investigators have been looking into claims that Liberal figures, including Charles Perrottet, took a $2m payment from him.
Nassif is a fugitive, so his withdrawal was not a surprise to many. But it slows the inquiry. Meanwhile, the live blog captured a broader news day, from world sport rights to missing Australians overseas.
When a key witness won't show up, corruption cases drag on. That delays answers for taxpayers who want to know whether planning decisions were honestly made — and keeps the spotlight on how the inquiry is run.