The corporate cleanup is underway at Crown Resorts
Back in 2012, Eliza was covering NSW politics for ABC News.
At the same time, James Packer approached NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell with a proposal to build a casino, luxury hotel and entertainment complex at Barangaroo.
The Labor Opposition supported the project which created loads of jobs and Sydney's second casino became a fait accompli.
Almost a decade later, the casino has been build, but Crown Resorts has been deemed unsuitable to operate it because of poor corporate governance and the company's links to organised crime.
It's a huge corporate scandal.
Also this week, Geraldine falls in love with Sicily.
And Eliza starts Season 3 of the French drama "The Bureau".
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AFR: Crown report exposes "power of money" https://www.afr.com/companies/games-and-wagering/crown-report-exposes-power-of-money-and-lobbying-20210210-p5715a?fbclid=IwAR1kksupC8mWaYFEZFBvc5j8PAuKMK7hOskfV65Be13c-1wvFgBEzroKdB8
SBS: The Bureau https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/program/the-bureau
Michael Portillo - Sicily https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000lwmr
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