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NSW Government must take responsibility for ‘rushed and fast-tracked’ Crown casino process, critics say
The NSW Government has been criticised for its role in the saga surrounding Crown Resorts’ Sydney casino, after a scathing report this week lifted the lid on its early negotiations with the company’s then-executive chairman James Packer.
Key points:
- More details of the process behind the project’s development have emerged in the Bergin report
- Premier Gladys Berejiklian has defended the unsolicited proposal process behind the casino
- Critics say the NSW Government and Labor opposition joined forces to prevent “real scrutiny”
To facilitate the casino at Barangaroo, the Government: “threw out the rule book when it came to Crown, and now it’s blowing up in their faces”, Greens MP Jamie Parker said.
The findings from an independent inquiry…
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