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Former political staffer defends Labor donations made before appointment as NSW transport boss

Secretary Josh Murray tells parliamentary inquiry he made all required disclosures as he detailed more party donations

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Former Labor staffer Josh Murray has revealed that he and his wife made $1,450 worth of donations to the party before he was hand-picked by the New South Wales transport minister, Jo Haylen, to lead her department.

Murray and his wife made the donations via three separate Labor events, including at a campaign event for the now-premier, Chris Minns, which he didn’t declare during his recruitment for the $588,250-a-year transport secretary role.

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