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ONE of Sydney's powerful Kazal property family, Charif Kazal, arranged more than $6000 worth of business-class airline upgrades for the Fair Trading Minister, Virginia Judge, on a trip to the Middle East last year.
New details are now emerging of their extensive influence among Australia's political elite.
The Herald has also learnt that Karl and Charif Kazal hosted the former prime minister, Kevin Rudd, and Julia Gillard, when she was deputy prime minister, at separate functions in 2008 and last year at their restaurant in The Rocks called Amoroma.
Both functions were intimate affairs of 10 to 16 people and were arranged in support of Chris Hayes, the federal member for Werriwa, who also has a friendship with the Kazals. The cost of all food and drink was borne by the Kazals, Mr Hayes confirmed.
A spokesman for Ms Gillard said: ''The Prime Minister's recollection is that discussion over lunch revolved around the global financial crisis.''
New details are now emerging of their extensive influence among Australia's political elite.
The Herald has also learnt that Karl and Charif Kazal hosted the former prime minister, Kevin Rudd, and Julia Gillard, when she was deputy prime minister, at separate functions in 2008 and last year at their restaurant in The Rocks called Amoroma.
Both functions were intimate affairs of 10 to 16 people and were arranged in support of Chris Hayes, the federal member for Werriwa, who also has a friendship with the Kazals. The cost of all food and drink was borne by the Kazals, Mr Hayes confirmed.
A spokesman for Ms Gillard said: ''The Prime Minister's recollection is that discussion over lunch revolved around the global financial crisis.''
more at http://www.smh.com.a...0902-14rpj.html
New details are now emerging of their extensive influence among Australia's political elite.
The Herald has also learnt that Karl and Charif Kazal hosted the former prime minister, Kevin Rudd, and Julia Gillard, when she was deputy prime minister, at separate functions in 2008 and last year at their restaurant in The Rocks called Amoroma.
Both functions were intimate affairs of 10 to 16 people and were arranged in support of Chris Hayes, the federal member for Werriwa, who also has a friendship with the Kazals. The cost of all food and drink was borne by the Kazals, Mr Hayes confirmed.
A spokesman for Ms Gillard said: ''The Prime Minister's recollection is that discussion over lunch revolved around the global financial crisis.''
New details are now emerging of their extensive influence among Australia's political elite.
The Herald has also learnt that Karl and Charif Kazal hosted the former prime minister, Kevin Rudd, and Julia Gillard, when she was deputy prime minister, at separate functions in 2008 and last year at their restaurant in The Rocks called Amoroma.
Both functions were intimate affairs of 10 to 16 people and were arranged in support of Chris Hayes, the federal member for Werriwa, who also has a friendship with the Kazals. The cost of all food and drink was borne by the Kazals, Mr Hayes confirmed.
A spokesman for Ms Gillard said: ''The Prime Minister's recollection is that discussion over lunch revolved around the global financial crisis.''
more at http://www.smh.com.a...0902-14rpj.html
