澳大利亚联邦反对党领袖Angus Taylor在独立反腐委员会（ICAC）的听证会上否认曾向保守派自由党组织NSW Reformers提供资金[1][2]。Taylor在周三的质询中多次申明"未进行任何付款"[2]，并表示自己"并非诉讼当事人"[1]。
根据ICAC听证会披露的文本消息，前自由党工作人员Dylan Whitelaw提供的证据显示，前天主教学校新南威尔士州首席执行官Dallas McInerney曾计划向Taylor索要1万澳元[3][4]。另一条信息声称McInerney从Taylor处获得了1.5万澳元的首期投入和每月3000澳元的定期捐款承诺[2][3][4]。然而，Whitelaw表示他不记得发送该信息，也不确认Taylor是否真正提供了资金，并称"如果Taylor先生进行了任何财务贡献，我会感到非常惊讶"[1][2]。自由党方面称没有Taylor捐款的记录[4]。
这些披露发生在ICAC对NSW自由党右翼派系进行的更广泛调查背景下，该调查代号"Operation Rosny"，涉及非法和未披露的捐款等指控[3][4]。
Australia's opposition leader Angus Taylor has repeatedly denied making any financial contributions to NSW Reformers, a conservative faction of the Liberal Party, during a New South Wales corruption inquiry. [1][2] At hearings by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) investigating the matter under Operation Rosny, Taylor stated "no payment was made" and insisted he was "not a party to the proceedings." [1][2]
The ICAC inquiry revealed text messages suggesting that former Catholic school executive Dallas McInerney sought to solicit a $10,000 donation from Taylor and claimed to have secured a commitment of $15,000 and a monthly $3,000 donation from him. [2][3][4] However, Taylor categorically rejected these allegations, denying the payments on multiple occasions during cross-examination on Wednesday. [2] Former Liberal Party operative Dylan Whitelaw, who testified at the hearing, said he would "be very surprised if Mr Taylor made any financial contribution" and acknowledged uncertainty about whether such donations were actually delivered. [1][2]