Kaila Murnain didn't initially tell Icac about meetings because she was 'nervous'

Icac hears the former NSW Labor boss faced ‘intimidating circumstances’ while fronting private anti-corruption probe

The suspended New South Wales Labor boss, Kaila Murnain, fought back tears while explaining why she was initially “less than forthcoming” about a series of meetings to an anti-corruption probe, saying she was “nervous”, lacked experience in court, and faced “very intimidating circumstances”.

Murnain was dumped as NSW Labor general secretary last week, after explosive evidence that she had known as early as 2016 of large donations from a banned donor, Chinese billionaire and property developer Huang Xiangmo.

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