A text message 19 months before a parliamentary bombshell ignited a major corruption probe in NSW, revealing how a junior minister warned his boss—then Premier Gladys Berejiklian—about a shady plan to install pro-developer councillors in Hills Council. The ensuing texts exposed a covert scheme allegedly orchestrated by Liberal figures, including Charles Perrottet and Christian Ellis, to stack council seats with the help of banned developer Jean Nassif. Documents show a deliberate shift to bypass normal nomination rules via a local oversight committee, while key figures like Dallas McInerney allegedly greenlit undeclared donations. The scandal, now Operation Rosny, is investigating unlawful political funding and a potential conspiracy to corrupt local government for private development interests.

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