‘It’s how Jean does business’: fugitive developer left Jeremy Greenwood ‘high and dry’, Icac hears
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•Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:41:09 GMT
📰 What Happened
Jeremy Greenwood gave evidence at New South Wales' anti-corruption commission on Wednesday. He is a Liberal figure linked to payments from fugitive developer Jean Nassif. Icac is looking at whether $2m in payments bought political outcomes between 2020 and 2023.
Greenwood said he did not chase money Nassif owed him. Asked why not, he replied: ‘You have met him now. It is how Jean does business.’ He denied that invoices for almost $1m sent in one day were ‘bogus accounts’.
The inquiry also asked about $660,999 paid to Anita Perrottet's company. Counsel assisting said it was her husband Charles Perrottet's share of money from Nassif.
🔍 The Backstory
Nassif appeared by video from his bedroom in Beirut on Monday and Tuesday. He declared he was ‘not corrupt’. He fled Australia in late 2022, and his company Toplace collapsed in 2023 owing more than $1bn.
Greenwood and Charles Perrottet say the payments were for real lobbying work by two firms, Beckington and JPG Advisory. Greenwood described a deal written on a purple-pink piece of paper worth $1m for each fast-tracked development.
Greenwood was challenged over his claim that Anita Perrottet gave a ‘mum's perspective’ on vaping rules. Counsel said the same ideas appeared in official reports years earlier.
🎯 Why It Matters
This inquiry tests whether money can quietly buy planning decisions. If it can, ordinary residents lose faith that the rules apply to everyone the same way.
Jeremy Greenwood gave evidence at New South Wales' anti-corruption commission on Wednesday. He is a Liberal figure linked to payments from fugitive developer Jean Nassif. Icac is looking at whether $2m in payments bought political outcomes between 2020 and 2023.
Greenwood said he did not chase money Nassif owed him. Asked why not, he replied: ‘You have met him now. It is how Jean does business.’ He denied that invoices for almost $1m sent in one day were ‘bogus accounts’.
The inquiry also asked about $660,999 paid to Anita Perrottet's company. Counsel assisting said it was her husband Charles Perrottet's share of money from Nassif.
Nassif appeared by video from his bedroom in Beirut on Monday and Tuesday. He declared he was ‘not corrupt’. He fled Australia in late 2022, and his company Toplace collapsed in 2023 owing more than $1bn.
Greenwood and Charles Perrottet say the payments were for real lobbying work by two firms, Beckington and JPG Advisory. Greenwood described a deal written on a purple-pink piece of paper worth $1m for each fast-tracked development.
Greenwood was challenged over his claim that Anita Perrottet gave a ‘mum's perspective’ on vaping rules. Counsel said the same ideas appeared in official reports years earlier.
This inquiry tests whether money can quietly buy planning decisions. If it can, ordinary residents lose faith that the rules apply to everyone the same way.