PoliticsSydney mayor allegedly threatened and children secretly recorded after refusing to step down, inquiry hears

Former Strathfield mayor Matthew Blackmore told a NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption inquiry that he was allegedly threatened and followed after deciding not to resign under an earlier power-sharing arrangement. He also said his children were secretly recorded, while former Labor councillors Sharangan Maheswaran and Karen Pensabene face allegations of blackmail or possible surveillance.

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