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James Packer, Barry O’Farrell: Crown report exposes ‘power of money’ and lobbying – The Australian Financial Review
Former NSW premier Barry O’Farrell and journalists who uncritically backed billionaire James Packer’s Sydney casino dream should feel embarrassed by the Crown inquiry…

Its the power of money in the Emerald City, Sidoti tells The Australian Financial Review.
Its absurd to give someone a licence to print money without a public tender process.
The government was certainly in too much of a hurry and … I think it was a mistake for it not to proceed by way of transparent public tender.
Former chairman of the NSW gambling authority Chris Sidoti said there was no transparent, public tender for the casino licence. Quentin Jones
I think one of the consequences of that…
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