Crown Casino
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"
SBS: The Bureau
https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/program/the-bureau
Michael Portillo - Sicily